CVE-2020-17087

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: 5%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · public exploitExposed: 0

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

Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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
5%
EPSS %ILE
92%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

November 11, 2020

Last Modified

October 29, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 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-2020-17087
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-2020-17087

Weakness Classification(3)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

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 69× in last 7d / 380× 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.

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

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCvp777/Windows-Non-Paged-Pool-Overflow-Exploitation
    First seen Jul 2, 2021

    Techniques based on named pipes for pool overflow exploitation targeting the most recent (and oldest) Windows versions demonstrated on CVE-2020-17087 and an off-by-one overflow

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCrevengsh/CVE-2020-17087
    First seen Nov 26, 2020

    A CVE-2020-17087 PoC.

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-17087?
CVE-2020-17087 is a critical vulnerability published on November 11, 2020. Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2020-17087 disclosed?
CVE-2020-17087 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 11, 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-2020-17087 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-17087 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-2020-17087?
CVE-2020-17087 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-2020-17087?
CVE-2020-17087 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-2020-17087?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-17087, 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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