CVE-2020-1140 (GCVE-0-2020-1140)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-21 22:53 – Updated: 2026-08-19 16:33
VLAI
Title
DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly 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 DirectX handles objects in memory.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
microsoft CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3957 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2020-05-12 14:00
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