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high 7.8

CVE-2020-1292 json

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in OpenSSH for Windows when it does not properly restrict access to configuration settings,…

published 2020-06-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-12170

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in OpenSSH for Windows when it does not properly restrict access to configuration settings, aka 'OpenSSH for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

3.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based 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 Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.