CVE-2020-0685 is a Windows COM Server Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019, where improper handling of COM object creation allows for privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While it was addressed in Microsoft's February 2020 Patch Tuesday, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage have been minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1809CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1903CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1909CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.