vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-1140: DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 12, 2020 | Jun 9, 2020 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 12, 2020
Added
Jun 9, 2020
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4551853microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4556799microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4556799microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4551853msft-kb4556799-2e69bf96-184c-46b9-8937-306e23bdb930msft-kb4556799-7f570c23-239e-430c-b403-391861eae9a3
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