An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly load spotlight images from a secure location, aka 'Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Related CVEs

CVE-2020-1279

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-fm4q-mp55-8386

Published

May 24, 2022 5:19 PM

Last Modified

May 24, 2022 5:19 PM

CVSS Score

5.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: November 23, 2025 6:29 AM

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