{"id":"CVE-2020-1286","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-1286","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T02:04:55.685Z","title":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell does not properly validate file paths.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, aka 'Windows Shell Remote…","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell does not properly validate file paths.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, aka 'Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.","published":"2020-06-09T20:15:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:01:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.12067,"percentile":0.96149,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1286","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1286","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1286","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}