Microsoft Windows CVE-2020-1068 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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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.

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Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows 10
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2020-1068