CVE-2020-16892

 

Published at: - 17-10-2020 01:15

Last modified: - 22-11-2022 05:52

Total changes: - 4

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows kernel image properly handles objects in memory., aka 'Windows Image Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

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Reference

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16892

 

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