CVE-2020-1068EPSS p59.7%
CVE-2020-1068CVE-2020-1068
microsoft / windows_10
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Media Service that allows file creation in arbitrary locations.
To exploit the 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 the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Media Service handles file creation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.94% probability of exploitation · percentile 59.7% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z |
| Last modified | 2026-08-19 |