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CVE-2020-1027

Published: January 27, 2026
Last updated:6 hours ago (January 27, 2026)
Exploit: YesZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Neutral
TL;DR
Updated January 27, 2026

CVE-2020-1027 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1High severity (CVSS 7.8/10)
  • 2EPSS: 7.00% - moderate likelihood of exploitation
  • 3Public exploits are available
  • 4Vendor patches are available
  • 5Strobes Priority Score: 857/1000 (High)
  • 6Affects products from: Microsoft
Severity Scores
CVSS v37.8
CVSS v27.2
Priority Score857.0
EPSS Score7.0
High
Exploitation LikelihoodLow
7.00%EPSS

Lower probability of exploitation

Patch during regular maintenance
7.00%
EPSS
7.8
CVSS
Yes
Exploit
Yes
Patch
Medium Priority
exploit exists

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

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.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Local
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Local
User Interaction:Network
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability:High
Exploit References
Cisa.govPacketstormsecurity.com
Patch References
[email protected]Zeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Neutral
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
MicrosoftWindows 10 1709
MicrosoftWindows 10 1507
MicrosoftWindows Server 1909
MicrosoftWindows 10 1607
MicrosoftWindows 7
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012
MicrosoftWindows 10 1803
MicrosoftWindows Rt 8.1
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008

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Advisories
CISA: 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.
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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