<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows kernel image properly handles objects in memory.</p>
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft / windows_10 | 1607 | 1607.x |
| microsoft / windows_10 | 1709 | 1709.x |
| microsoft / windows_10 | 1803 | 1803.x |
| microsoft / windows_10 | 1809 | 1809.x |
| microsoft / windows_server_2016 | 1903 | 1903.x |
| microsoft / windows_10 | 1903 | 1903.x |
| microsoft / windows_server_2016 | 1909 | 1909.x |
| microsoft / windows_10 | 1909 | 1909.x |
| microsoft / windows_10 | 2004 | 2004.x |
| microsoft / windows_server_2016 | 2004 | 2004.x |
| microsoft / windows_server_2012 | r2 | r2.x |