CVE-2020-1411: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Category
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2020-Jul
- Released
- 2020-07-14
- EPSS Score
- 0.37% (percentile: 59.0%)
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel 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 to take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.
Affected Products (29)
Windows
- Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
- Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
- Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
- Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Security Updates (7)
Acknowledgments
Yuki Chen
Revision History
- 2020-07-14: Information published.