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CVE-2020-1488

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Published: Aug 17, 2020Modified: Feb 23, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD (Secondary)

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how AppX Deployment Extensions manages privileges.

Affected (17)

6 products
Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows Rt 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Configuration A
17 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
All versions
Version 1607
Version 1709
Version 1803
Version 1809
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
All versions
All versions
Microsoft
All versions
Version r2
Microsoft
All versions
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
All versions

References (2)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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