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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0672
CVE-2020-0672:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-0672 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability discovered in the Windows kernel, disclosed on February 11, 2020. The vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10 (versions 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909) and Windows Server 2016 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 7.2 (HIGH) with vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C). The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges to exploit, but requires no user interaction (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security patches to address this vulnerability through their standard security update process (MSRC).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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