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CVE-2020-0690
CRITICAL
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Published: Mar 12, 2020
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (12)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | - |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1607 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1709 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1803 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1809 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1903 |
| microsoft | windows_10 | 1909 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1803 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1903 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | 1909 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-ff6w-3526-74mq
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory,...
References (2)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0690 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0690 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
6.97%
Top 6% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41.3 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub