CVE-2020-1054 — Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1054 (Microsoft Win32k) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2021-11-03. Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2020-1054 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2021-11-03. Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute code in kernel mode.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
Microsoft
Affected product
Win32k
Added to CISA KEV
2021-11-03
US federal remediation due date
2022-05-03
Ransomware association
Unknown
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-787

Remediation: the required action

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