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CVE-2020-1078

CVE-2020-1078: 1 tracked advisory record across MS Server. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.

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  • Advisory severityHigh7.8

    High [CVE-2020-1078] Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    CVE-2020-1078Source published Source 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. After successfully exploiting the vulnerability, an attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations. Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Server…

    Affected products in this advisory
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
    • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
    • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

    5 more entries in the full advisory.

    Source-reported affected versions
    • Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.0 before publication
    • Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 before publication
    • Windows 10 Version 1709 10.0.0 before publication
    • Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 before publication

    8 more entries in the full advisory.

    Source-reported fixed versions
    • publication
    Mitigation guidance
    • An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
    • The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations.
    Full advisory and evidenceOpen source bulletin

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