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01 Record

CVE-2020-17074

Windows Update Orchestrator Service 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:U/RL:O/RC:C

02 Description

Windows Update Orchestrator Service 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.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.98% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 61.9% 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
2020-11-11 06:48Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-11-15 16:11Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-08-04
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1def30f98a79d5555acb1460895f942c623699d44c64d286152746e4f01f97fb

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
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 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems10.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems10.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 200410.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server version 200410.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H210.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server version 20H210.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems

06 References