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CVE-2020-1377
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Current Description
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.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory, aka 'Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1378.
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CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation1/18/2024 7:15:10 PM
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<p>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.</p>
<p>A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.</p>
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.
CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation1/03/2024 9:15:09 PM
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Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory, aka 'Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1378.
<p>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.</p>
<p>A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.</p>
Modified Analysis by NIST5/03/2022 9:02:29 AM
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158938/Microsoft-Windows-CmpDoReDoCreateKey-Arbitrary-Registry-Key-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158938/Microsoft-Windows-CmpDoReDoCreateKey-Arbitrary-Registry-Key-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CWE Remap by NIST7/21/2021 7:39:23 AM
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CWE-269
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation8/21/2020 8:15:11 PM