CVE-2020-1237 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel, specifically affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges due to how the kernel handles objects in memory. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but with low attack complexity (AC:L). A successful exploit could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), and no public exploit code is available via Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article mentioning it as part of Microsoft's June 2020 Patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1809CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1903CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1909CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.