CVE-2020-1138

High

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Storage Services handles file operations.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedMay 21, 2020
First seenMay 21, 2020

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_101709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909—
microsoft windows_server_2016No range specified, 1803, 1903, 1909—
microsoft windows_server_2019No range specified—

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CVE-2020-1138 · Microsoft Windows · Dark Radar