7.8
High
CVE-2020-1068 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Media Service that allows file creation in arbitrary locations
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Media Service that allows file creation in arbitrary locations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Media Service handles file creation.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Versions not published | |
| Windows Server | 2019 | No fix stated |
| Windows Server | 2016 | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems | Versions not published | |
| Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems | Versions not published | |
| Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems | Versions not published | |
| Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0 | 10.0.10240.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0 | 10.0.14393.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1709 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1803 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2016 10.0 | 10.0.14393.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0 | 10.0.14393.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2019 10.0 | 10.0.17763.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0 | 10.0.17763.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 10.0 | 10.0.0 → latest | No fix stated |
References
- Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability msrc.microsoft.com
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