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CVE-2020-1152

Published: 2020-09-11T17:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:09Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles calls to Win32k.</p> > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt