High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2020· Updated Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2020-1070
CVE-2020-1070
Description
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. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Print Spooler Component writes to the file system.
Affected products
30- Range: version 1803 (Core Installation)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5Range: unspecified
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