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CVE-2020-0986

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability when handling objects in memory that allows attackers to escalate privilege
Published: Nov 3, 2021  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability when handling objects in memory that allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute code in kernel mode.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a memory handling vulnerability allowing privilege escalation to kernel mode. This critical flaw enables attackers to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges on affected Windows systems.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي نواة نظام التشغيل ويندوز على ثغرة في معالجة كائنات الذاكرة تسمح للمهاجمين بتصعيد امتيازاتهم إلى وضع النواة. يمكن استغلال هذه الثغرة لتنفيذ أكواد عشوائية بأعلى مستويات الامتيازات على النظام. هذه الثغرة تؤثر على أنظمة ويندوز المختلفة وتتطلب تطبيق التصحيحات الأمنية بشكل عاجل.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

نواة نظام التشغيل مايكروسوفت ويندوز تحتوي على ثغرة في معالجة الذاكرة تسمح بتصعيد الامتيازات إلى وضع النواة. يمكن لمهاجمين تنفيذ أكواد عشوائية بامتيازات على مستوى النظام في أنظمة ويندوز المتأثرة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 23, 2026 07:57
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom healthcare energy
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates immediately. Install the latest Windows patches for your operating system version. Disable unnecessary services and restrict user account privileges. Implement kernel patch protection and enable Windows Defender Exploit Guard. Monitor system logs for suspicious kernel-mode activity.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
طبق تحديثات الأمان من مايكروسوفت فوراً. ثبت أحدث تصحيحات ويندوز لإصدار نظام التشغيل الخاص بك. عطل الخدمات غير الضرورية وقيد امتيازات حسابات المستخدمين. طبق حماية تصحيح النواة وفعل Windows Defender Exploit Guard. راقب سجلات النظام للنشاط المريب على مستوى النواة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.9.1.1 A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-1 PR.AC-1 PR.PT-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
27001:A.12.2.1 27001:A.12.6.1 27001:A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Windows
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS20.65%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-05-03
Published 2021-11-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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