Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2020-1356

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Windows Server from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows iSCSI Target Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation) unspecified
Microsoft Windows Server 20192019 (Core installation)20162016 (Core installation)20122012 (Core installation)2012 R22012 R2 (Core installation)
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) unspecified
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) unspecified

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