CVE-2020-0791: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-0791) exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. This vulnerability was disclosed in March 2020 and affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The vulnerability is unique from CVE-2020-0898 and has been classified with a high severity rating (NVD).

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 a local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 (NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The attacker could potentially gain the same user rights as the local user, with users having administrative rights being more severely impacted than those with fewer system privileges (MITRE).

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 manual patch installation (Microsoft Security).