Security Advisory

CVE-2020-1067

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-05-21 22:52:56
Last updated 2026-08-19 16:33:51
Assigner microsoft
CVSS score 7.8
State PUBLISHED

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions on a target system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who has a domain user account could create a specially crafted request, causing Windows to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.