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CVE-2020-1054

Known Exploited (CISA KEV)HIGH
7.8
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score46.5230%
EPSS Percentile93.92th
PublishedMay 21, 2020
Last ModifiedOct 29, 2025

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1143.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Microsoft

Windows 10 1507

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1507

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1607

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1607

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1709

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1709

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1709

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1803

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1803

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1803

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1809

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1809

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1809

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1903

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1903

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1903

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1909

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1909

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 10 1909

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 7

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 8.1

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Rt 8.1

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 1803

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 1903

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 1909

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

= r2
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2008

= r2
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2012

= r2
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Server 2019

All versions

References & Advisories

🔗 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160515/Microsoft-Windows-DrawIconEx-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1054
🔗 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160515/Microsoft-Windows-DrawIconEx-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1054
🔗 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-1054

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