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high 7.8

CVE-2020-1313 in the critical feed json

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Orchestrator Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Window…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-12191

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
39.2%
EPSS 39.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Orchestrator Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/local/cve_2020_1313_system_orchestrator)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

39.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems

References

Sources

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