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CVE-2020-1000:
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Overview
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, identified as CVE-2020-1000. This vulnerability is distinct from related issues CVE-2020-0913, CVE-2020-1003, and CVE-2020-1027. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 15, 2020, and affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has 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, indicating local access requirements with low attack complexity. Under CVSS v2.0, it scores 7.2 (HIGH) with vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems through improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows kernel. If successfully exploited, it could lead to complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Affected users should apply the appropriate patches through the Microsoft security advisory (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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