CVE-2020-1070

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Aug 19, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1507>= 10.0.10240.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607>= 10.0.14393.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1803>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809>= 10.0.17763.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 7>= 6.1.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 7 Service Pack 1>= 6.1.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 8.1>= 6.3.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1>= 6.1.7601.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)>= 6.1.7601.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2>= 6.0.6003.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)>= 6.0.6003.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012>= 6.2.9200.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)>= 6.2.9200.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2>= 6.3.9600.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)>= 6.3.9600.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016>= 10.0.14393.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.14393.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019>= 10.0.17763.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.17763.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.0, < publication

References

Timeline

Published
May 21, 2020
Last modified
Aug 19, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-1070: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix