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HistoryMar 10, 2020 - 7:00 a.m.

March 10, 2020—KB4540694 (Security-only update)

2020-03-1007:00:00

Microsoft

support.microsoft.com

CVSS2

9.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.91

Percentile

98.9%

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March 10, 2020—KB4540694 (Security-only update)

Improvements and fixes

This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:

Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Silicon Platform, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Authentication, Windows Cryptography, Windows Core Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Peripherals, and Windows Server.
For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, please refer to the Security Update Guide.

Known issues in this update

Symptom	Workaround
Certain operations, such as rename, that you perform on files or folders that are on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may fail with the error, “STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)”. This occurs when you perform the operation on a CSV owner node from a process that doesn’t have administrator privilege.	Do one of the following:

Perform the operation from a process that has administrator privilege.
Perform the operation from a node that doesn’t have CSV ownership.
Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

How to get this update

Before installing this updateMicrosoft strongly recommends you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest Rollup. SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the Rollup and applying Microsoft security fixes. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU (KB4540726) will be offered to you automatically. To get the standalone package for the latest SSU, search for it in the Microsoft Update Catalog.Install this update****Release Channel	Available	Next Step
Windows Update and Microsoft Update	No	See the other options below.
Microsoft Update Catalog	Yes	To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	Yes	This update will automatically sync with WSUS if you configure Products and Classifications as follows:Product: Windows Server 2012, Windows Embedded 8 StandardClassification: Security Update File informationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for update 4540694.