CVE-2020-1114: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-1114) exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. This vulnerability was discovered and reported in 2019, with Microsoft officially acknowledging and documenting it in May 2020. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including various releases of Windows 10 (NVD, CVE).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH), with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, and low privileges to exploit, but can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2020-1087, which was reported during the same period (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 significant compromises in system confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing attackers to execute code with elevated privileges (NVD).

The vulnerability requires local access to the target system and low privileges to exploit. The attack complexity is rated as low, indicating that the attack can be performed with relative ease once access is obtained (NVD).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the appropriate patches through Windows Update to protect their systems (Microsoft Advisory).