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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2020-1113 EUVD-2020-12000GHSA-8rm2-mc4g-pm72

Windows Task Scheduler Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published May 21, 2020 · Updated Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Task Scheduler service fails to properly verify client connections over RPC. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as an administrator. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, a man-in-the-middle attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to a vulnerable system.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Task Scheduler service validates connections.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 – < publication, 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 7 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 8.1 6.3.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 6.0.6003.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 – < publication publication

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