An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-11971 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers, aka 'Windows Printer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers, aka 'Windows Printer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Printer Service improperly validates file paths while loading printer drivers. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Printer Service validates file paths.
Title Windows Printer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 1909
Microsoft windows Server 1803
Microsoft windows Server 1903
Microsoft windows Server 1909
Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2
Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 1909
Microsoft windows Server 1803
Microsoft windows Server 1903
Microsoft windows Server 1909
Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft windows Server 2008 Sp2
Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T16:33:56.935Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-1081

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-05-21T23:15:13.507

Modified: 2026-08-19T17:17:14.943

Link: CVE-2020-1081

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