Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
High CVSS 7.0 Listed in CISA KEV
Summary
Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute code in kernel mode.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- Microsoft:Win32k
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Sources
- CISA KEV DATABASE
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1054 advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog kev
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1054
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160515/Microsoft-Windows-DrawIconEx-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1054 Patch
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1054 US Government Resource
Timeline
- kev_added CISA KEV
- kev_ingest CISA KEV
- nvd_ingest NVD