CVE-2020-1030
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.1%
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p><p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p><p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Print Spooler Component writes to the file system.</p>
- Affected
- Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004 · Windows Server version 2004 · Windows 10 Version 1803 · Windows 10 Version 1809 · Windows Server 2019 · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile
- Published
- 2020-09-11
- Updated
- 2024-08-04
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- Accenture/AARO-Bugs39★ · 2026-10-12
- francevarotz98/WinPrintSpoolerSaga2★ · 2022-12-19