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CVE-2020-1054

CWE-787

High

86.5

RPS

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.0
High · v3.1
EPSS
54.15%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Nov 2021
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-787
Published
22 May 2020
Last modified 7 Oct 2026

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

CVE-2020-1054 · RPS 86.5 · DevSecure Intelligence