CVE-2020-0762

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Defender Security Center handles certain objects in memory.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Windows Defender Security Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0763.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 12, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-0762: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix