An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory,…

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0719, CVE-2020-0720, CVE-2020-0721, CVE-2020-0722, CVE-2020-0723, CVE-2020-0724, CVE-2020-0725, CVE-2020-0726, CVE-2020-0731.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.96% · top 38% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• Elevation of Privilege

Affected products

• Microsoft · Windows

  • affected 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
  • affected 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • affected 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • affected 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • affected 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • affected RT 8.1

• Microsoft · Windows Server

  • affected version 1803 (Core Installation)
  • affected 2019
  • affected 2019 (Core installation)
  • affected 2016
  • affected 2016 (Core installation)
  • affected 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • affected 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
  • affected 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
  • affected 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • affected 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)
  • affected 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)
  • affected 2012
  • affected 2012 (Core installation)
  • affected 2012 R2
  • affected 2012 R2 (Core installation)

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems

  • affected unspecified

• Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

  • affected unspecified

References (1)

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0691 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 4 Aug 2024, 06:11 UTC.