CVE-2020-0638

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-0638
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-14 23:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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'.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.030420000 probability, percentile 0.861310000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-05-23; due 2022-06-13; ransomware use Known

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductUpdate Notification Manager
NameMicrosoft Update Notification Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0638

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
N/A N/A portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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