CVE-2020-1302: High severity windows 10 vulnerability

Published Jun 9, 2020
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Updated

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Installer because of the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would require unprivileged execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1272, CVE-2020-1277, CVE-2020-1312.

Affected Software

22 affected components
Microsoft Windows 10
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 7=sp1
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008=sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008=r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008=r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012=r2
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

Event History

Jun 9, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:44 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:44 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1302?

CVE-2020-1302 has a severity rating of important according to Microsoft.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-1302?

To address CVE-2020-1302, apply the latest security updates released by Microsoft for affected Windows versions.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2020-1302?

CVE-2020-1302 affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and various Windows Server editions.

4

What are the potential consequences of exploiting CVE-2020-1302?

An attacker exploiting CVE-2020-1302 could gain elevated privileges on the affected system, allowing them to perform unintended actions.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-1302?

No official workaround has been provided for CVE-2020-1302; updating the system is the recommended approach.

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