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CVE-2020-1027

CWE-787

High

87.9

RPS

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0913, CVE-2020-1000, CVE-2020-1003.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
4.54%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since May 2022
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-787
Published
15 Apr 2020
Last modified 29 Oct 2025

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Data as of 8 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2020-1027 · RPS 87.9 · DevSecure Intelligence