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CVE-2020-17087: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
• EPSS: 5.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-131

Description

Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1803: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1903: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1909: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 2004: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 20h2, 1903, 1909, 2004
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17087
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17087
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-17087

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