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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0788
CVE-2020-0788:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, identified as CVE-2020-0788. This vulnerability was disclosed on March 12, 2020, affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems (NVD, MITRE).
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. This indicates local access is required, with low attack complexity and privilege requirements, no user interaction needed, and potential for high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The attacker could then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the appropriate security updates for their affected Windows systems through Windows Update or Microsoft Update Catalog (MSRC).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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