CVE-2020-1027
Actively exploited. CVE-2020-1027 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-23) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Kernel's handling of objects in memory.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Windows are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and high severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates for Windows.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 90% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-1027: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-23
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