CVE-2020-0986

CRITICALNVD 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
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 16%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pctExposed: 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 PROB
16%
EPSS %ILE
97%
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 98× in last 7d / 391× 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 1,393 total refreshes for this CVE.

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

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-0986?
CVE-2020-0986 is a critical 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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