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Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2020· Updated Aug 19, 2026

CVE-2020-1071

CVE-2020-1071

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles errors tied to Remote Access Common Dialog. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. To exploit this vulnerability an attacker would need to physically access the booted machine to reach the logon screen. An attacker could then exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows handles errors tied to Remote Access Common Dialog.

Affected products

30
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
    Range: version 1803 (Core Installation)
  • Microsoft/Windowsllm-fuzzy2 versions
    (expand)+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 19097 versions
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 7
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20083 versions
    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:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20122 versions
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20193 versions
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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