7.8
High
CVE-2020-1078 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Installer because of the way Windows Installer handles certain…
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Installer because of the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would require unprivileged execution on the victim system. After successfully exploiting the vulnerability, an attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations.
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 Server | 2012 | 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 |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 7 6.1 | 6.1.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 7 Service Pack 1 6.1 | 6.1.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows 8.1 6.3 | 6.3.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1 | 6.1.7601.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1 | 6.1.7601.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0 | 6.0.6003.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 6.0 | 6.0.6003.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2012 6.2 | 6.2.9200.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2 | 6.2.9200.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3 | 6.3.9600.0 → latest | No fix stated |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3 | 6.3.9600.0 → 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
- Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability msrc.microsoft.com
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