Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
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CISA description: “Microsoft Windows kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.”
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAbove the FIRST 'patch on a priority schedule' threshold.
No VEX statements published for CVE-2020-17087. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.
Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems