CVE-2020-1027

Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Details

CISA date: 2022-05-23
Affected versions: Windows
Summary: 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.
Remediation: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Exploit info: No exploit-tagged NVD references in our cache; see the CISA KEV link below.

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