CVE-2020-1152

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Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles calls to Win32k.</p>

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-september-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-129-cves

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1152

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-09-11

Updated: 2023-12-31

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Severity: Medium