CVE-2020-1188

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Aug 19, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service 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 State Repository Service handles objects in memory.

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

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

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

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CVE-2020-1188: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix