CVE-2020-0919

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 59.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 15, 2020

Last Modified

February 12, 2026

References (2)

secure@microsofthttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0919
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0919

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

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.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-09192020-04-14
Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

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What is CVE-2020-0919?

CVE-2020-0919 is a high vulnerability published on April 15, 2020. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop App for Mac in the way it allows an attacker to load unsigned binaries, aka 'Microsoft Remote Desktop App for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

When was CVE-2020-0919 disclosed?

CVE-2020-0919 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 15, 2020, with the most recent update on February 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-0919 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-0919 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 59.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-0919?

CVE-2020-0919 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-0919?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-0919, 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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