CVE-2020-17087

HIGHNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 5%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
91.7%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

November 11, 2020

Last Modified

October 29, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-17087
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17087

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 138× in last 7d / 578× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-11 19:48 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-11 19:48 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-11 19:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-11 15:50 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-11 15:50 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-11 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-07-11 11:52 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-11 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-07-11 07:53 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-11 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-07-11 03:55 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-11 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-07-10 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-07-10 19:59 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-10 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-07-10 16:01 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-10 16:01 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-10 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-10 12:02 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-10 12:02 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-10 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-10 08:03 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-10 08:03 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-10 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-07-10 04:05 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-10 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-07-10 00:07 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-10 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-07-09 20:08 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-09 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-09 19:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-09 16:10 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-09 16:10 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-09 16:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-09 12:12 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-09 12:12 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-09 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-09 08:14 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-07-09 08:14 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-07-09 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-09 04:15 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-07-09 04:15 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-09 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-09 00:16 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-07-09 00:16 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-07-09 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-07-08 20:17 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-08 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-08 16:17 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-07-08 16:17 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-08 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-08 15:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-08 12:20 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-07-08 12:20 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-07-08 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-08 08:19 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-07-08 08:19 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-08 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-08 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-07-08 04:21 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-07-08 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-08 00:21 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-07-08 00:21 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-07-08 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-07 20:24 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-07-07 20:24 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-07 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-07 19:01 UTCCISA KEV update
  57. 2026-07-07 17:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  58. 2026-07-07 16:25 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-07-07 16:25 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-07 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-07 12:25 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-07-07 12:25 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-07-07 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-07 08:28 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-07-07 08:28 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-07 08:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-07 04:29 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-07-07 04:29 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-07 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-07 00:31 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-07-07 00:31 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-07 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-06 20:33 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-07-06 20:33 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-06 20:33 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCvp777/Windows-Non-Paged-Pool-Overflow-Exploitation
    First seen Jul 2, 2021

    Techniques based on named pipes for pool overflow exploitation targeting the most recent (and oldest) Windows versions demonstrated on CVE-2020-17087 and an off-by-one overflow

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCrevengsh/CVE-2020-17087
    First seen Nov 26, 2020

    A CVE-2020-17087 PoC.

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2020-17087?
CVE-2020-17087 is a high vulnerability published on November 11, 2020. Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2020-17087 disclosed?
CVE-2020-17087 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 11, 2020, with the most recent update on October 29, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-17087 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2020-17087 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-17087?
CVE-2020-17087 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2020-17087?
CVE-2020-17087 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-17087?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-17087, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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