CVE-2020-16890: 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-Oct
Released
2020-10-13
EPSS Score
0.54% (percentile: 67.6%)

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 (23)

Other

  • 11497
  • 11498
  • 11563
  • 11568
  • 11569
  • 11570
  • 11571
  • 11572
  • 11712
  • 11713
  • 11714
  • 11715
  • 11453
  • 11454
  • 11583
  • 11644
  • 11645
  • 11646
  • 11647
  • 11766
  • 11767
  • 11768
  • 11769

Security Updates (5)

Acknowledgments

Nicolas Economou from <a href="https://www.bluefrostsecurity.de/en/"> Blue Frost Security </a>

Revision History

  • 2020-10-13: Information published.