Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-1034Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 1507 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.9% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
<p>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.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Kernel properly handles objects in memory.</p>