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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2020· Updated Aug 19, 2026

CVE-2020-1142

CVE-2020-1142

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how GDI handles objects in memory and by preventing instances of unintended user-mode privilege elevation.

Affected products

20
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 19095 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20163 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Graphics Device Interfacellm-fuzzy
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
    Range: version 1803 (Core Installation)
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5
    Range: unspecified
  • Microsoft/Windowsv5
    Range: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems

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