Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Work Folder Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Work Folder Service handles file operations.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1552
Scores
CVSS v3
8.0
EPSS
0.0236
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (19)
microsoft/windows_10
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10
1607 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10
1709
microsoft/windows_10
1803
microsoft/windows_10
1809
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_10
1909
microsoft/windows_10
2004
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
... and 9 more
Published
Aug 17, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026