PT-2020-3896 · Microsoft · Windows

Jarvis_1Oop · Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-1152

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description: The issue is related to errors in handling calls to the Win32k.sys component of the Windows operating system. An attacker could exploit this to gain elevated privileges on a targeted system by running a specially crafted application. To exploit the issue, an attacker would need to log on to the affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.

Recommendations: To resolve the issue, apply the update that corrects how Windows handles calls to Win32k. At the moment, there is no information about specific versions that contain a fix for this issue, but applying the mentioned update should address the problem.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04289

CVE-2020-1152

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1152 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1152 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1152 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1152 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1152 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04289 · Security Note