Actively exploited in the wild
Microsoft Update Notification Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft - Update Notification Manager · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-05-23. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CVE-2020-0638
HighCVSS 7.8KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk86th percentile - higher than 86% of all known CVEs
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files. To exploit, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system.
Risk Assessment
Privilege escalation after gaining code execution.
Recommendation
Install Windows security updates.
Original NVD description (English source)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Update Notification Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.