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CVE-2020-1027 KEV

7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-13.

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS7.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS4.55% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-787
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2022-06-13
Public exploitnone known
Published2020-04-15
Last modified2026-06-17

CISA KEV

NameMicrosoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Added2022-05-23
Due2022-06-13
Vendor / productMicrosoft / Windows
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (17)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 10 1507
microsoftwindows 10 1607
microsoftwindows 10 1709
microsoftwindows 10 1803
microsoftwindows 10 1809
microsoftwindows 10 1903
microsoftwindows 10 1909
microsoftwindows 7
microsoftwindows 8.1
microsoftwindows rt 8.1
microsoftwindows server 1803
microsoftwindows server 1903
microsoftwindows server 1909
microsoftwindows server 2008
microsoftwindows server 2012
microsoftwindows server 2016
microsoftwindows server 2019

References

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