First published: Tue Jun 09 2020(Updated: )
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly load spotlight images from a secure location, aka 'Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1607 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1709 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1809 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1903 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1909 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =2004 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1903 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1909 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =2004 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
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The severity of CVE-2020-1279 is rated as important by Microsoft.
To fix CVE-2020-1279, apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected Windows versions.
CVE-2020-1279 affects various versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 and 2019.
CVE-2020-1279 is classified as an elevation of privilege vulnerability.
CVE-2020-1279 requires local access to be exploited, as it involves system-level permissions.