7.8

CVE-2020-1162: microsoft windows

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 09-06-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1162 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in microsoft windows. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.79%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-06-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An elevation of privilege (user to user) vulnerability exists in Windows Security Health Service when handling certain objects in memory.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1324.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.77% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft17 products

1 vendor · 17 products

References

1 links