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CVE-2020-0819

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Device Setup Manager improperly...

7.8 High

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Device Setup Manager improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Device Setup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.88%Down 3.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Device Setup Manager improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Device Setup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
CVE-2020-0819
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Device Setup Manager improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Device Setup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
CVE-2020-0819
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2301 No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Device Setup Manager improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Device Setup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
EUVD-2020-2301
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjv6-v275-26rh No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Device Setup Manager improperly...

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Device Setup Manager improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Device Setup Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Record
GHSA-wjv6-v275-26rh
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-0819 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published March 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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