Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-0957
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Windows from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0956, CVE-2020-0958.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows | 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 17 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server | 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 22008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 22008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 22008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Core installation)2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 12008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 12008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) |