CVE-2020-1163

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: June 9, 2020 at 07:43 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:00 AM UTC

13 products affected across 1 vendorWindows DefenderSecurity EssentialsSystem Center Endpoint Protection

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Defender that leads arbitrary file deletion on the system.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Microsoft Windows Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1170.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Security Essentials · Microsoft

95%

All versions

System Center Endpoint Protection · Microsoft

95%

2012 2012 Endpoint Protection 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection 2012 r2 Endpoint Protection

Windows Defender · Microsoft

95%

Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2

microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2016 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2019 (environment)

Forefront Endpoint Protection · Microsoft

60%

2010

Windows 10 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions

Windows 7 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions

Windows 8-1 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions