CVE-2020-1398
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly handle Ease of Access dialog.An attacker who…
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Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly handle Ease of Access dialog.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute commands with elevated permissions.The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring that the Ease of Access dialog is handled properly., aka 'Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
- affected unspecified
- affected 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected 10 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- affected 2019
- affected 2019 (Core installation)
- affected 2016
- affected 2016 (Core installation)
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
- affected unspecified
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1398 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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