CVE-2020-1081
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.
Published:May 21, 2020
Last Modified:Aug 19, 2026
EPS:May 21, 2020
EPSS Score:0.00857
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10
Microsoft
Windows 10
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1507
Microsoft
Windows 10 1507
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1607
Microsoft
Windows 10 1607
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1809
Microsoft
Windows 10 1809
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1909
Microsoft
Windows 10 1909
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 7
Microsoft
Windows 7
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 8.1
Microsoft
Windows 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Rt 8.1
Microsoft
Windows Rt 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1803
Microsoft
Windows Server 1803
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1903
Microsoft
Windows Server 1903
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1909
Microsoft
Windows Server 1909
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2008 Sp2
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Sp2
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2012
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2016
Microsoft
Windows Server 2016
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Microsoft
Windows Server 2019
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
