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high 8.8

CVE-2020-17759 json

An issue was found in the Evernote client for Windows 10, 7, and 2008 in the protocol handler.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-9689

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

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Exploit prediction

3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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