CVE-2020-1337

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 14%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Print Spooler Component writes to the file system.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
96.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 17, 2020

Last Modified

February 23, 2026

References (6)

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (4 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCsailay1996/cve-2020-1337-poc
    First seen Aug 12, 2020

    poc for CVE-2020-1337 (Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCneofito/CVE-2020-1337
    First seen Aug 11, 2020

    CVE-2020-1048 bypass: binary planting PoC

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCVoidSec/CVE-2020-1337
    First seen Aug 11, 2020

    CVE-2020-1337 a bypass of (PrintDemon) CVE-2020-1048’s patch

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCmath1as/CVE-2020-1337-exploit
    First seen Jul 21, 2020

    CVE-2020-1337 Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/local/cve_2020_1337_printerdemon✓ verified
    First seen Nov 4, 2019

    Microsoft Spooler Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-1337?
CVE-2020-1337 is a high vulnerability published on August 17, 2020. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs;…
When was CVE-2020-1337 disclosed?
CVE-2020-1337 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 17, 2020, with the most recent update on February 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-1337 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-1337 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-1337?
CVE-2020-1337 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-1337?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-1337, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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