CVE-2020-16907: Win32k 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
More Likely
Patch Tuesday
2020-Oct
Released
2020-10-13
EPSS Score
0.54% (percentile: 67.6%)

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.

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

Jarvis_1oop of Pinduoduo Security Research Lab

Revision History

  • 2020-10-13: Information published.