PT-2020-2755 · Microsoft · Windows

Andy · Published 2020-05-19 · Updated 2025-10-29 · CVE-2020-0986

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 Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Windows operating system kernel. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. There have been real-world incidents where this issue was exploited. An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability exists, enabling attackers to impact the system.

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

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02839

CVE-2020-0986

ZDI-20-663

Affected Products

Windows

References · 18

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0986 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0986 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0986 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02839 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-663 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/4251 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0986 · Note
• https://t.me/thehackernews/955 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/ckure/5224 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/2359 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/1759 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/140799 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117879 · Telegram Post