An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:12:59
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:32:01.267Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1378
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:14.413
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:22.200
Link: CVE-2020-1378
Redhat
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