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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0723
CVE-2020-0723:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-0723) was identified in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. This vulnerability was disclosed in February 2020 and affects multiple versions of Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and various Windows Server versions (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Under CVSS v2.0, it scored 7.2 (HIGH) with the vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C). The vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity to exploit (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems, potentially enabling them to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions on the victim machine (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released security patches to address this vulnerability as part of their February 2020 Patch Tuesday updates. Users are advised to apply the security updates to affected systems (Talos Blog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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