Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows InstallService improperly handles memory.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows InstallService handles memory.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows InstallService handles memory.</p>
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | affected |
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2020-12406 | <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows InstallService improperly handles memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows InstallService handles memory.</p> |
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History
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows InstallService improperly handles memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows InstallService handles memory.</p> | <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows InstallService improperly handles memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows InstallService handles memory.</p> |
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.532Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1532
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:21.357
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:31.153
Link: CVE-2020-1532
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