CVE-2020-1264 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows kernel, affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019, caused by improper handling of objects in memory. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and no public exploit code is available, it garnered some community discussion and media coverage during its disclosure. Organizations should prioritize patching affected systems to mitigate the risk of privilege escalation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.