CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Remediation Deadline: May 3, 2022
Description
Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute code in kernel mode.
EPSS — Exploit Probability
80.9%
Higher than 99.1% of all CVEs
Required Action
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1054
Risk Assessment
HIGHIn CISA KEV
High EPSS
Details
- Severity
- High
- EPSS
- 80.9%
- CISA KEV
- Yes
- Ransomware
- Unknown
- Articles
- 0
Timeline
Published
Nov 3, 2021
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation Due
May 3, 2022