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CVE-2020-1241 — A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Kernel fails to prop

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Kernel fails to properly sanitize certain parameters.To exploit the vulnerability, a locally-authenticated attacker could attempt to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system.The update addresses the vulne

CVSS
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EPSS
6.98% (top 8.70%)
CWE
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Published
2020-06-09T19:43:36.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T06:31:59.631Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Kernel fails to properly sanitize certain parameters.To exploit the vulnerability, a locally-authenticated attacker could attempt to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Kernel handles parameter sanitization., aka 'Windows Kernel Security Feature Bypass…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Serverversion 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation), 2016, 2016 (Core installation)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for 32bit Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for x64based Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32bit Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64based Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)unspecified
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for 32bit Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for x64based Systems — unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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