CVE-2020-17136

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Weaponized

7.8

Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 99.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 10, 2020

Last Modified

August 28, 2025

References (2)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17136
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17136

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

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.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-171362020-12-08
Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-23 04:26 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 04:26 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-23 04:26 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCcssxn/CVE-2020-17136
First seen Mar 18, 2021
Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCxyddnljydd/CVE-2020-17136
First seen Mar 18, 2021
CVE-2020-17136 exploit
Open source ↗
Metasploitexploit/windows/local/cve_2020_17136✓ verified
First seen Mar 10, 2020
CVE-2020-1170 Cloud Filter Arbitrary File Creation EOP
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-17136?

CVE-2020-17136 is a high vulnerability published on December 10, 2020. Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

When was CVE-2020-17136 disclosed?

CVE-2020-17136 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 10, 2020, with the most recent update on August 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-17136 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-17136 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-17136?

CVE-2020-17136 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-17136?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-17136, 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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