CVE-2020-1405
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.1)—
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Mobile Device Management (MDM) Diagnostics improperly handles junctions, aka 'Windows Mobile Device Management Diagnostics Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1372.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.79%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 56
- Score date: 10/16/2026
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).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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