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CVE-2020-1081

CVE-2020-1081: 1 tracked advisory record across MS Server. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.

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  • Advisory severityHigh7.8

    High [CVE-2020-1081] Windows Printer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    CVE-2020-1081Source published Source updated

    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths. 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
    • The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths.

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