November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2020-0986 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 96.5th percentile (score 0.159, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0986
CISA short description
Microsoft Windows kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability when handling objects in memory that allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute code in kernel mode.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.