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CVE-2020-17087

Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in publication
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

A local attacker who can already run code on an affected Windows system could exploit a flaw in the Windows kernel, the core of the operating system, to gain higher privileges than they are authorized to have. This could allow them to take full control of the affected machine.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

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

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

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

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server version 2004

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

    From 10.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 7

    From 6.1.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1

    From 6.1.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1

    From 6.3.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

    From 6.1.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012

    From 6.2.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.2.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

    From 6.3.0 · fixed in publication

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

    From 6.3.0 · fixed in publication

References 1

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