An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how GDI handles objects in memory and by preventing instances of unintended user-mode privilege elevation.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how GDI handles objects in memory and by preventing instances of unintended user-mode privilege elevation.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2020-12027 | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. |
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Description | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how GDI handles objects in memory and by preventing instances of unintended user-mode privilege elevation. |
| Title | Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
| First Time appeared |
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 1909 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 1909 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 1909 Microsoft windows Server 1803 Microsoft windows Server 1903 Microsoft windows Server 1909 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T16:34:11.077Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1142
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-05-21T23:15:16.603
Modified: 2026-08-19T17:17:23.387
Link: CVE-2020-1142
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