CVE-2020-0898

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0791.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.88%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 58
Score date: 10/17/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Primary impactT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact
Primary impactT1574 Hijack Execution Flowstealth · execution

Source: official MITRE CTID mapping (CVE → ATT&CK).

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Application Developer Guidance User Account Management Restrict File and Directory Permissions Restrict Registry Permissions Filter Network Traffic Execution Prevention

Affected technologies (2)

Microsoft — Windows 10 Microsoft — Windows Server 2016

CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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