Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2020-0834
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system, aka 'Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
EPSS: 0.009 (55.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions unspecified
- 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_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0834?
- CVE-2020-0834 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0834?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.