CVE-2020-1188

High

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows State Repository Service handles objects in memory.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedMay 21, 2020
First seenMay 21, 2020

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_101607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909—
microsoft windows_server_2016No range specified, 1803, 1903, 1909—
microsoft windows_server_2019No range specified—

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