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CVE-2020-0638

CWE-59

High

84.3

RPS

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Update Notification Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
2.37%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since May 2022
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-59
Published
14 Jan 2020
Last modified 12 Aug 2026

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2020-0638 · RPS 84.3 · DevSecure Intelligence