CVE-2020-1253 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
CNA7.8
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
15
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+12 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1207, CVE-2020-1247, CVE-2020-1251, CVE-2020-1310.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages13 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows18 versions+17
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows5 versions+4
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_107 versions+6
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server17 versions+16

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5743-8c5x-vr2c: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1253: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k↗2020-06-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-06-09
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