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CVE-2020-1054

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
November 04, 2019
Published Date
May 21, 2020
Last Updated
February 07, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows, Windows Server, Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1143.

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2025-04-16 03:38:02 UTC) Source

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1054 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160515/Microsoft-Windows-DrawIconEx-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/cve_2020_1054_drawiconex_lpe.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:40 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

cve_2020_1054_drawiconex_lpe

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2020-1054

Naman2701B/CVE-2020-1054

Type: github • Created: 2025-04-16 03:38:02 UTC • Stars: 0

This is a modified version of CVE 2020 1054 PoC

Graham382/CVE-2020-1054

Type: github • Created: 2020-10-28 00:48:43 UTC • Stars: 0

Windows 7 LPE

KaLendsi/CVE-2020-1054

Type: github • Created: 2020-07-25 11:56:48 UTC • Stars: 20

Iamgublin/CVE-2020-1054

Type: github • Created: 2020-07-19 08:20:57 UTC • Stars: 4