CVE-2020-0668
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—💥 Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0669, CVE-2020-0670, CVE-2020-0671, CVE-2020-0672.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 26%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Service Tracing Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
- Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub
⚠️ GitHub proofs of concept are not verified: some are fake or contain malware. Never run them outside an isolated lab.
Affected technologies (8)
CWEs
- CWE-732
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156576/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157615/Service-Tracing-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0668
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-257/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156576/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157615/Service-Tracing-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0668
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-257/
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