{"id":"CVE-2020-1087","title":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory","summary":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.\nTo exploit the vulnerabil…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10","affected":["windows_10 = 1709","windows_10 = 1803","windows_10 = 1809","windows_10 = 1903","windows_10 = 1909","windows_server_2016 = 1709","windows_server_2016 = 1803","windows_server_2016 = 1909","windows_server_2019"],"published":"2020-05-21","updated":"2026-08-19","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1087","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1087","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1087","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00833,"epssPercentile":0.55663,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-19T17:42:37.688Z","slug":"CVE-2020-1087","body":"## Overview\n\nAn elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.\nTo exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.\nThe security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Kernel properly handles objects in memory.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10 = 1709`\n- `windows_10 = 1803`\n- `windows_10 = 1809`\n- `windows_10 = 1903`\n- `windows_10 = 1909`\n- `windows_server_2016 = 1709`\n- `windows_server_2016 = 1803`\n- `windows_server_2016 = 1909`\n- `windows_server_2019`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}