Local privilege escalation via kernel object handling
Published Feb 11, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Windows Kernel in affected Windows 10 and Server releases allows local authenticated users to execute code with elevated permissions. Kernel object handling performs an unsafe operation on attacker-controlled in-memory objects, enabling privilege escalation. Exploitation requires running a specially crafted application locally; successful attacks can provide elevated code execution and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Windows Kernel in affected Windows 10 and Server releases allows local authenticated users to execute code with elevated permissions. Kernel object handling performs an unsafe operation on attacker-controlled in-memory objects, enabling privilege escalation. Exploitation requires running a specially crafted application locally; successful attacks can provide elevated code execution and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-0669
- Published
- Feb 11, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1909
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 11, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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