CVE-2020-1306

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1231, CVE-2020-1233, CVE-2020-1235, CVE-2020-1265, CVE-2020-1282, CVE-2020-1304, CVE-2020-1334.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903, 1909, 2004
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
Microsoft Corporation Windows: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server: version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): all versions
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation): all versions
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: all versions

References

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