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CVE-2020-1186

Windows State Repository Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2020 at 10:53 PM UTC
Updated: August 19, 2026 at 05:35 PM UTC
12 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows 10 1809

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows State Repository Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1124, CVE-2020-1131, CVE-2020-1134, CVE-2020-1144, CVE-2020-1184, CVE-2020-1185, CVE-2020-1187, CVE-2020-1188, CVE-2020-1189, CVE-2020-1190, CVE-2020-1191.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 10· Microsoft
95%
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication160717091803180919031909
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 10 1607· Microsoft
95%
10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 10 1809· Microsoft
95%
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.010.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 10 1909· Microsoft
95%
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 1803· Microsoft
95%
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 1903· Microsoft
95%
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 1909· Microsoft
95%
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 2016· Microsoft
95%
10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.14393.0180319031909
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 2019· Microsoft
95%
10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 10 1709· Microsoft
60%
10.0.0 ≤ v < publication10.0.0
Affected range stops below publication, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

PatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1186
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1186

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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