Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2020-1152ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:65436 | Date: (C)2020-09-09 (M)2024-04-17 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
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.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles calls to Win32k.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |