Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2020-0624

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0642.

Affected products (as reported)

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