CVE-2020-17136
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.138 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
3 exploits · functional
Likely / severe?
13.8% (97th) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.8
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_17136CVE-2020-1170 Cloud Filter Arbitrary File Creation EOPfunctional · metasploit
- xyddnljydd/CVE-2020-17136CVE-2020-17136 exploitPoC · poc_in_github
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affected products (39)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17136cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/zh-CN/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17136Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17136cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160425/Microsoft-Windows-Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160919/Cloud-Filter-Arbitrary-File-Creation-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17136cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Windows-vulnerabilities-of-December-2020-34065cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17136enisa_euvd
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