PT-2020-4696

CVE-2020-17087

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Published

2020-10-31

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Updated

2025-10-29

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CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV: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 The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the Windows Kernel cryptography driver, cng.sys, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with a specially crafted program. This is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability that can affect the system. It has been reported that this issue is being exploited in the wild.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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