CVE-2020-17759
An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler....
An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler. This enables attackers for arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. AKA: WINNOTE-19941.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler. This enables attackers for arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. AKA: WINNOTE-19941.
- Record
CVE-2020-17759- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler. This enables attackers for arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. AKA: WINNOTE-19941.
- Record
CVE-2020-17759- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-9689 No score
An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler. This enables attackers for arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. AKA: WINNOTE-19941.
- Record
EUVD-2020-9689- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wf8-mf9h-53x2 No score
An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler....
An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler. This enables attackers for arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. AKA: WINNOTE-19941.
- Record
GHSA-5wf8-mf9h-53x2- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-17759 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Evernote, published June 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.43%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.