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CVE-2020-1552

HIGH · CVSS 8 EPSS 2.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-08-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-1552
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8
EPSS
2.35%
Windows

Original NVD Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Work Folder Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Work Folder Service handles file operations.

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