CVE-2020-1398
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly handle Ease of Access dialog.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute commands with elevated permissions.The security update addresses…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Lockscreen fails to properly handle Ease of Access dialog.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute commands with elevated permissions.The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring that the Ease of Access dialog is handled properly., aka 'Windows Lockscreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 67th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 1.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1398Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1398Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.