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CVE-2020-1337

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 14.2%
Vexday Risk Score
41Attention
SSVC decision (CISA)
Attend
PoC available → attend closely
CVSS 7.8EPSS 14.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit simPatch
Lifecycle
04 Nov 2019Metasploit module available
17 Aug 2020Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C