{"id":"CVE-2020-1048","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-1048","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:17:12.710Z","title":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system.","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.\nTo exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.\nThe update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Print Spooler Component writes to the file system.","published":"2020-05-21T23:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-19T17:17:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-669"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.16502,"percentile":0.96975,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1048","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158222/Windows-Print-Spooler-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159217/Microsoft-Spooler-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1048","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1048","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}