Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2020-1079

High 7.8

Published
Last modified
NVD status
Modified

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows handles objects in memory.

Affected products

microsoft: windows 10; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows server 2016; microsoft: windows server 2019

References2

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGH Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
1% percentile: 63 · as of 2 November 2026