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CVE-2020-1159 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in…

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the StartTileData.dll handles file creation in protected locations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the StartTileData.dll properly handles this type of function.</p>

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
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
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 2004 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows Server version 2004 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
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