Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2020-0642 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 14
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0624.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages10 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
6GHSA▶
GHSA-cfcc-rvr7-95xp: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation↗2022-05-24
GHSA▶
GHSA-955r-cpqg-mww2: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation↗2022-05-24
CVEList▶
CVE-2020-0642: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation↗2020-01-14
CVEList▶
CVE-2020-0624: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation↗2020-01-14