CVE-2020-0762 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Defender Security Center handles certain objects in memory.To exploit the vulne…
published 2020-03-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-2251
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Defender Security Center handles certain objects in memory.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Windows Defender Security Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0763.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Server
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0762
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-0762
- NVD CVE-2020-0762
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