CVE-2020-1087: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-1087) exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. The vulnerability was discovered and reported to Microsoft in November 2019, and was publicly disclosed on May 21, 2020. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned 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. The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges to exploit, but requires no user interaction. The impact potentially affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system with high severity (NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates that successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the appropriate patches through Microsoft's security advisory (Microsoft Advisory).