CVE-2020-0668

high-risk
Published 2020-02-11

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-2020-0669, CVE-2020-0670, CVE-2020-0671, CVE-2020-0672.

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80.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 19% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156576/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Privilege-E...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157615/Service-Tracing-Privilege-Escalation...
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0668
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-257/
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156576/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Privilege-E...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157615/Service-Tracing-Privilege-Escalation...
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0668
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-257/
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate