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CVE-2020-0709

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0732.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 10 for 32-bit Systems, 10 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
• Microsoft Windows Server: 2016, 2016 (Core installation)

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0709
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0709

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