Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2020· Updated Oct 21, 2025

CVE-2020-1054

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1143.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windowsv5
Range: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Serverv5
Range: version 1803 (Core Installation)
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5
Range: unspecified

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/160515/Microsoft-Windows-DrawIconEx-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1054mitrex_refsource_MISC

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