Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2020-0691
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0719, CVE-2020-0720, CVE-2020-0721, CVE-2020-0722, CVE-2020-0723, CVE-2020-0724, CVE-2020-0725, CVE-2020-0726, CVE-2020-0731.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows — versions 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1607, 1709, 1803
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 For 32-Bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 For Arm64-Based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 For X64-Based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server — versions version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0691 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0691?
- CVE-2020-0691 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0691?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.