High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1431
CVE-2020-1431
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files.To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges., aka 'Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected products
24cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- 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_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Range: 2019
- Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)v5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1431nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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