CVE-2020-0638

high-risk
Published 2020-01-14

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Update Notification Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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1.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (17)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (3)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate