PT-2020-1674 · Microsoft · Windows

Gil Dabah · Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0720

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in handling objects in memory within the Win32k component of the Windows operating system. This can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. The vulnerability enables attackers to impact the system, potentially leading to increased access levels.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00907

CVE-2020-0720

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00907 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0720 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0720 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0720 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0720 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0720 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/876 · Telegram Post