CVE-2020-1048

high-risk

Published 2020-05-21

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system, aka 'Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1070.

Do I need to act?

74.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 26% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158222/Windows-Print-Spooler-Privilege-Esca...

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159217/Microsoft-Spooler-Local-Privilege-El...

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1048

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158222/Windows-Print-Spooler-Privilege-Esca...

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159217/Microsoft-Spooler-Local-Privilege-El...

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1048

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high-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate

Exposure 20/34 · Moderate