Jun 2020:
CVE-2020-0986 Published on June 9, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-2020-1269, CVE-2020-1273, CVE-2020-1274, CVE-2020-1275, CVE-2020-1276, CVE-2020-1307, CVE-2020-1316.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-2020-1269, CVE-2020-1273, CVE-2020-1274, CVE-2020-1275, CVE-2020-1276, CVE-2020-1307, CVE-2020-1316.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2020-0986 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?

The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.

CVE-2020-0986 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-0986

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Microsoft Windows 10
 
Microsoft Windows 8.1
 
Microsoft Windows Rt 8 1
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
 
Microsoft Windows 10 2004
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1507
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1903
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1709
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1909
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1803
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2004
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1903
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1909
 
Microsoft Windows Server 1803
 
Microsoft Windows
 
Microsoft Windows Server
 

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows Server: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems: Microsoft Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
20.65%
Percentile
95.47%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.