01 Record
CVE-2020-1486
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.97% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 61.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-08-17 19:13Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-11-18 16:43Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ebebc5d8bce7546dfd2dcc7677ee73b1c374c28f63a056b3ebca5f8d8188e7f0
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 200410.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180310.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 190910.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
06 References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1486