CVE-2020-1034
high-risk
Published 2020-09-11
<p>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.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Kernel properly handles objects in memory.</p>
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17.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 83% 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
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6
CVSS 6.8/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (17)
Affected Vendors
54
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
13/34 · Low
Exposure
19/34 · Moderate