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CVE-2020-1317

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Group Policy improperly checks access, aka 'Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Published: Jun 9, 2020
Updated: Nov 16, 2025
CVE: CVE-2020-1317
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 8.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 9
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
microsoft / windows_server_2008	r2-sp1	r2-sp1.x
microsoft / windows_server_2012	r2	r2.x
microsoft / windows_10	1607	1607.x
microsoft / windows_server_2008	--sp2	--sp2.x
microsoft / windows_7	--sp1	--sp1.x
microsoft / windows_10	1709	1709.x
microsoft / windows_10	1803	1803.x
microsoft / windows_server_2016	1803	1803.x
microsoft / windows_10	1809	1809.x
microsoft / windows_server_2016	1903	1903.x
microsoft / windows_10	1903	1903.x
microsoft / windows_server_2016	1909	1909.x
microsoft / windows_10	1909	1909.x
microsoft / windows_10	2004	2004.x
microsoft / windows_server_2016	2004	2004.x

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1317

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