Security Advisory
CVE-2020-1152
5.8
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles calls to Win32k.
Published Date
September 11, 2020
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory