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CVE-2020-1356

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-07-14 · updated 2026-06-17

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

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1903, 1909, 2004
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server: 2019, 2019 (Core installation), 2016, 2016 (Core installation), 2012, 2012 (Core installation) (+2)
• 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

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1356
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1356

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