CVE-2020-0638 KEV
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 83)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-13.
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'.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.35% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-13 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-01-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-12 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Update Notification Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-05-23 |
| Due | 2022-06-13 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Update Notification Manager |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1709 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1803 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1809 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1903 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1909 |
| microsoft | windows server 1803 |
| microsoft | windows server 1903 |
| microsoft | windows server 1909 |
| microsoft | windows server 2019 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD