CVE-2020-0986

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-2020-1269, CVE-2020-1273, CVE-2020-1274, CVE-2020-1275, CVE-2020-1276, CVE-2020-1307, CVE-2020-1316.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published6/9/2020

Last Modified10/29/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-03

Remediation Due Date2022-05-03

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10_1507microsoft:windows_10_1607microsoft:windows_10_1709microsoft:windows_10_1803microsoft:windows_10_1809microsoft:windows_10_1903microsoft:windows_10_1909microsoft:windows_10_2004microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_1803microsoft:windows_server_1903microsoft:windows_server_1909microsoft:windows_server_2004microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_server_2016microsoft:windows_server_2019

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160698/Microsoft-Windows-splWOW64-Privilege-Escalation.html(secure@microsoft.com)

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0986(secure@microsoft.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160698/Microsoft-Windows-splWOW64-Privilege-Escalation.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0986(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0986(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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