CVE-2020-1054

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1143.

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

Published5/21/2020

Last Modified10/29/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWin32k

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Win32k 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_7microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_1803microsoft:windows_server_1903microsoft:windows_server_1909microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_server_2016microsoft:windows_server_2019

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160515/Microsoft-Windows-DrawIconEx-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html(secure@microsoft.com)

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1054(secure@microsoft.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160515/Microsoft-Windows-DrawIconEx-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1054(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1054(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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