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CVE-2020-0798

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, aka 'Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0779, CVE-2020-0814, CVE-2020-0842, CVE-2020-0843.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Microsoft Windows

  • 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systemsaffected
  • 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systemsaffected

Microsoft Windows Server

  • version 1803 (Core Installation)affected
  • 2019affected
  • 2019 (Core installation)affected
  • 2016affected
  • 2016 (Core installation)affected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems

  • unspecifiedaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems

  • unspecifiedaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems

  • unspecifiedaffected

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

  • unspecifiedaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

  • unspecifiedaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

  • unspecifiedaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

  • unspecifiedaffected

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

  • unspecifiedaffected

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