First published: Tue Jun 09 2020(Updated: )
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1231, CVE-2020-1233, CVE-2020-1235, CVE-2020-1265, CVE-2020-1282, CVE-2020-1306, CVE-2020-1334.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
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 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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CVE-2020-1304 has a severity rating of Important as it allows elevation of privilege in Windows Runtime.
To fix CVE-2020-1304, you should apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for affected versions of Windows.
CVE-2020-1304 affects multiple versions of Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019.
CVE-2020-1304 can allow an attacker to elevate privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected systems.
You can verify vulnerability to CVE-2020-1304 by checking if your system is running an affected version of Windows that has not been updated.