CVE-2020-1078

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After successfully exploiting the vulnerability, an attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.\nThe security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way Windows Installer handles certain filesystem operations."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Existe una vulnerabilidad de elevaci\u00f3n de privilegios en Windows Installer debido a la manera en que Windows Installer maneja determinadas operaciones del sistema de archivos. 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