Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
To exploit this 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 this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths.
To exploit this 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 this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2020-11971 | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers, aka 'Windows Printer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. |
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History
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers, aka 'Windows Printer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. To exploit this 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 this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths. |
| Title | Windows Printer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
| First Time appeared |
Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows 10 1909 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 1909 Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows 10 1909 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 1909 Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T16:33:56.935Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1081
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-05-21T23:15:13.507
Modified: 2026-08-19T17:17:14.943
Link: CVE-2020-1081
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Weaknesses
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CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
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