PT-2020-2786 · Microsoft · Windows

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-06-09 · Updated 2025-10-29 · CVE-2020-1264

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 insecure privilege management in the Windows operating system kernel. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. This can affect the system.

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:2020-02881

CVE-2020-1264

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1264 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1264 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1264 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1264 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02881 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1264 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/4251 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/140799 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117879 · Telegram Post