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CVE-2020-1027 — Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA KEV listed Added May 23, 2022 Remediate by June 13, 2022

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1027

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