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CVE-2020-0986

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264, CVE-2020-1266, CVE-…

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CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.3/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
Fresh EPSS: 16.41%: +0.08

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 9 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Hackread

Press · 03 Nov 2025, 08:00 · New Dante Spyware Linked to Rebranded Hacking Team, Now Memento Labs - Hackread

Qualys

Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys

www.gendigital.com

Press · 29 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Magnitude Exploit Kit: Still Alive and Kicking - www.gendigital.com

BleepingComputer

Press · 12 Jan 2021, 08:00 · Microsoft January 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 83 flaws, 1 zero-day - BleepingComputer

Check Point Research

Press · 28 Dec 2020, 08:00 · 28th December – Threat Intelligence Report - Check Point Research

See all 9 source documents

The Hacker News

Press · 24 Dec 2020, 08:00 · Google Discloses Poorly-Patched, Now Unpatched, Windows 0-Day Bug - The Hacker News

Securelist

Press · 20 Nov 2020, 08:00 · IT threat evolution Q3 2020 - Securelist

Securelist

Press · 02 Sep 2020, 07:00 · Operation PowerFall: CVE-2020-0986 and variants - Securelist

Forbes

Press · 23 May 2020, 07:00 · Windows Security Alert: Core System File Zero-Days Confirmed Unpatched - Forbes

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 16.4%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:12.189153+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

23 May 2020, 07:00

Published

09 Jun 2020, 19:43

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Nov 2021, 00:00

Latest press mention

03 Nov 2025, 08:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:58