CVE-2020-0638

7.8

CVSS
High

PUBLISHED

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker...

Exploited in the wild Used in malware Low complexity No user interaction

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows, Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server, Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
Published: Jan 14, 2020
EPSS: —

Description

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'.

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CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 4.6

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-05-23 00:00:00 UTC · Source

Used in malware

Recorded 2022-05-23 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation: active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: total

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source	Added
CISA	May 23, 2022

Vulnerability detail