CVE-2020-1087
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
At a glance
- Severity
- HIGH 7.8
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.84 % · percentile 58 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel 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 properly handles objects in memory.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secure@microsoft.com (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-11977
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-1087
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-287 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1087
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1087
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |