Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published May 21, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.83%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Kernel properly handles objects in memory.
Affected products
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
- ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | unknown | Affected
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- 1709
- 1803
- 1809
- 1903
- 1909
- 1709
- 1803
- 1909
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-11977 Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1087 vendor-advisorypatch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1087 PatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-11977 | Advisory | |
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1087 | vendor-advisorypatch | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1087 | PatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
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