Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-1048

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system, aka 'Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1070.

EPSS: 0.165 (96.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1048?
CVE-2020-1048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-1048?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1048 known to be exploited?
62 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.