ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·5/23/2022
CVE-2020-1027 added to CISA KEV: Microsoft Windows
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2022-05-23
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date: 2022-06-13
Why this matters
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.
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