Cabinet File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Cabinet File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1300 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows fails to properly handle cabinet files.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to either open a specially crafted cabinet file or spoof a network printer and trick a user into installing a malicious cabinet file disguised as a printer driver.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles cabinet files., aka 'Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

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