<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles calls to Win32k.</p>
2020-09-11T17:15:19.200
2024-11-21T05:09:51.557
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 5.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1607 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1709 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1803 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1809 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1903 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 1909 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_10 | 2004 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_8.1 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1903 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1909 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 2004 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - | Yes |