CVE-2020-0638
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEURUUSadded 2022-05-23remediate by 2022-06-13
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Update Notification Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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'.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (39)
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also known as (4)
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references (6)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0638cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Windows-vulnerabilities-of-January-31327cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0638US Government Resourcenvd
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