CVE-2020-0919
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-0919- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-0919- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2387 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2387- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3v2r-86vj-q55q
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- Record
GHSA-3v2r-86vj-q55q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- 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-2020-0919 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Remote Desktop For Mac, published April 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.