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CVE-2020-0898

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0791.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 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-2020-0898
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0898

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