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CVE-2020-1017

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Windows Push Notification Service...

7.8 High

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Windows Push Notification Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Push Notification Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0940, CVE-2020-1001, CVE-2020-1006.

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

0.91%Down 3.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Windows Push Notification Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Push Notification Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0940, CVE-2020-1001, CVE-2020-1006.

Record
CVE-2020-1017
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 in the way the Windows Push Notification Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Push Notification Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0940, CVE-2020-1001, CVE-2020-1006.

Record
CVE-2020-1017
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-11913 No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Windows Push Notification Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Push Notification Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0940, CVE-2020-1001, CVE-2020-1006.

Record
EUVD-2020-11913
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p36-m8r7-pqhg No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Windows Push Notification Service...

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Windows Push Notification Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Push Notification Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0940, CVE-2020-1001, CVE-2020-1006.

Record
GHSA-7p36-m8r7-pqhg
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-1017 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published April 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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