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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cve-icon 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

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:14.413

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:22.200

Link: CVE-2020-1378

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