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CVE-2020-16907

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Summary

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.</p>

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004

    From 10.0.0

  • Microsoft Windows Server version 2004

    From 10.0.0

References 1

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