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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-1366
CVE-2020-1366:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-1366 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability that affects the Windows Print Workflow Service. The vulnerability was discovered and assigned on November 4, 2019, and was publicly disclosed on July 14, 2020. This security flaw exists when the Windows Print Workflow Service improperly handles objects in memory (CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity level. The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no authentication (Au:N), and potentially impacting partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P) (Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems through improper memory object handling in the Print Workflow Service (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released several security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions. The patches are available through various KB updates including KB4565508 (Windows 10 1709), KB4565489 (Windows 10 1803), KB4558998 (Windows 10 1809), KB4565483 (Windows 10 1903/1909), KB4565503 (Windows 10 2004), and KB4558998 (Windows Server 2019) (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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