CVE-2020-1087 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+7 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 21
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1114.

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

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows18 versions+17
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows1709, 1803, 1909+2
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_105 versions+4
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server17 versions+16

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7w6m-8mfc-vmrr: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privileg↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1087: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privileg↗2020-05-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-05-12
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