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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024

Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1378

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.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1909v54 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1607v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1809v52 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 7v52 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 6.1.0
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 6.1.0
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    Range: 6.3.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2012v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    Range: 6.2.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 10.0.0
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2019v5
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 10.0.0

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