CVE-2020-17087

high

Description

Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

From the Tenable Blog

Microsoft’s November 2020 Patch Tuesday Addresses 112 CVEs including CVE-2020-17087
Microsoft’s November 2020 Patch Tuesday Addresses 112 CVEs including CVE-2020-17087

Published: 2020-11-10

Microsoft addressed over 112 CVEs in its November release, including a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows kernel that was exploited in the wild as part of a targeted attack.

CVE-2020-15999, CVE-2020-17087: Google Chrome FreeType and Microsoft Windows Kernel Zero Days Exploited in the Wild
CVE-2020-15999, CVE-2020-17087: Google Chrome FreeType and Microsoft Windows Kernel Zero Days Exploited in the Wild

Published: 2020-11-02

A pair of zero-day vulnerabilities in Google Chrome (CVE-2020-15999) and Microsoft Windows (CVE-2020-17087) were chained together and exploited in the wild in targeted attacks. A separate Chrome vulnerability (CVE-2020-16009) has also been exploited in the wild.

References

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-11-11

Updated: 2025-02-11

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.15783