CVE-2020-18174
A process injection vulnerability in setup.exe of AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 allows attackers to...
A process injection vulnerability in setup.exe of AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 allows attackers to escalate privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A process injection vulnerability in setup.exe of AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 allows attackers to escalate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-18174- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A process injection vulnerability in setup.exe of AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 allows attackers to escalate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-18174- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-10101 No score
A process injection vulnerability in setup.exe of AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 allows attackers to escalate privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2020-10101- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w35x-xjwx-xg6c
A process injection vulnerability in setup.exe of AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 allows attackers to...
A process injection vulnerability in setup.exe of AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 allows attackers to escalate privileges.
- Record
GHSA-w35x-xjwx-xg6c- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-18174 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Autohotkey, published July 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.29%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.