CVE-2020-0986

HIGHNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 16%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-2020-1269, CVE-2020-1273, CVE-2020-1274, CVE-2020-1275, CVE-2020-1276, CVE-2020-1307, CVE-2020-1316.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
96.6%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

June 9, 2020

Last Modified

October 29, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0986
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0986
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160698/Microsoft-Windows-splWOW64-Privilege-Escalation.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 84× in last 7d / 367× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 674 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 01:48 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 21:50 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 21:50 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-22 21:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  8. 2026-07-22 17:31 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-22 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-22 13:11 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-22 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-22 08:53 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-22 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-22 04:35 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-22 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-22 00:18 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-22 00:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-21 17:46 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-21 17:46 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-21 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-07-21 13:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-21 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-21 09:09 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-21 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-21 04:51 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-21 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-21 00:31 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-21 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-20 20:13 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-20 20:13 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-20 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-20 15:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-20 11:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-20 07:18 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-20 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-20 03:00 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-20 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-19 22:42 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-19 22:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-19 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-19 18:24 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-19 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-19 14:06 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-19 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-19 09:48 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-19 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-19 05:30 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-07-19 05:30 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-19 05:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-07-19 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-18 20:53 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-18 20:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-18 16:35 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-07-18 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-18 12:16 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-07-18 12:16 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-07-18 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-18 10:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-07-18 07:58 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-07-18 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-18 03:40 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-18 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-17 23:22 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-17 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-17 19:04 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-17 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-17 14:45 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-07-17 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-17 10:27 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-07-17 10:27 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-17 10:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-17 06:09 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-17 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-17 01:51 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-07-17 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-16 21:34 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-07-16 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-16 17:16 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-07-16 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  65. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-07-16 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-16 08:39 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-16 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-16 04:21 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-07-16 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-16 00:04 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-07-16 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-15 19:45 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-15 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-0986?
CVE-2020-0986 is a high vulnerability published on June 9, 2020. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-2020-1269,…
When was CVE-2020-0986 disclosed?
CVE-2020-0986 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2020, with the most recent update on October 29, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-0986 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-0986 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-0986?
CVE-2020-0986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-0986?
CVE-2020-0986 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-0986?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-0986, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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