CVE-2020-1140 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 49.17%
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 when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

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/windows10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems+2
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows1903, 1909+1
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_101809, 1903, 1909+2
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server2019, 2019 (Core installation)+1

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qc59-6w85-q4w9: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1140: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'↗2020-05-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-05-12
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