Microsoft Windows Modules Installer Service CVE-2020-0859 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description

An information vulnerability exists when Windows Modules Installer Service improperly discloses file information. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow the attacker to read any file on the file system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log onto an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way Windows Modules Installer Service discloses file information.

Affected Applications

Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

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