CVE-2020-0638

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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'.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/14/2020

Last Modified10/29/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductUpdate Notification Manager

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Update Notification Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-05-23

Remediation Due Date2022-06-13

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10_1709microsoft:windows_10_1803microsoft:windows_10_1809microsoft:windows_10_1903microsoft:windows_10_1909microsoft:windows_server_1803microsoft:windows_server_1903microsoft:windows_server_1909microsoft:windows_server_2019

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

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

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0638(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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