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CVE-2020-1087 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Kernel properly handles objects in memory.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Windows Versions not published
Windows Server 2019 No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems Versions not published
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems Versions not published
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems Versions not published
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1709 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1803 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows Server 2019 10.0 10.0.17763.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0 10.0.17763.0 → latest No fix stated
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 10.0 10.0.0 → latest No fix stated

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