Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles calls to Win32k.</p>
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1152
Scores
CVSS v3
5.8
EPSS
0.0060
EPSS Percentile
45.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Details
Status
published
Products (17)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
1607
microsoft/windows_10
1709
microsoft/windows_10
1803
microsoft/windows_10
1809
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_10
1909
microsoft/windows_10
2004
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
... and 7 more
Published
Sep 11, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026