CVE-2020-0986Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-2020-1269, CVE-2020-1273, CVE-2020-1274, CVE-2020-1275, CVE-2020-1276, CVE-2020-1307, CVE-2020-1316.
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 7.2 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due May 3, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-0986
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Published
- Jun 9, 2020
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 02:47 UTC
- Weaknesses
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
MicrosoftWindows16 version ranges
- 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- 10 for 32-bit Systems
- 10 for x64-based Systems
- 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- 8.1 for 32-bit systems
- 8.1 for x64-based systems
- RT 8.1
MicrosoftWindows Server9 version ranges
- version 1803 (Core Installation)
- 2019
- 2019 (Core installation)
- 2016
- 2016 (Core installation)
- 2012
- 2012 (Core installation)
- 2012 R2
- 2012 R2 (Core installation)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems0 version ranges
No version detail published.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160698/Microsoft-Windows-splWOW64-Privilege-Escalation.html
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0986
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0986