PT-2020-3667
CVE-2020-1377
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Published
2020-08-11
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Updated
2026-02-23
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Windows Kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An elevation of privilege issue exists due to the Windows Kernel API's improper handling of registry objects in memory. This could allow a locally authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on a targeted system by running a specially crafted application. The security update addresses this issue by ensuring the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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