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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2020· Updated Aug 19, 2026

CVE-2020-1156

CVE-2020-1156

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime 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 Runtime handles objects in memory.

Affected products

23
  • 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 Server 20164 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Runtimellm-fuzzy
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
    Range: version 1803 (Core Installation)
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windowsv5
    Range: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems

Patches

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