High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2020· Updated Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2020-0638
CVE-2020-0638
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'.
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Affected products
28cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systemsv5Range: unspecified
- Range: 2019
- Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)v5Range: unspecified
- Microsoft/Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)v5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0638nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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