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CVE-2020-1027Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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-2020-0913, CVE-2020-1000, CVE-2020-1003.

7.8 HIGHEPSS 4.72%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
7.8HIGH3.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2HIGH2.0NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Jun 13, 2022

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2020-1027
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Last modified
2026-06-17 03:00 UTC
Weaknesses

Sources

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