CVE-2020-0951
<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) which could allow an attacker to bypass WDAC enforcement. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute PowerShell commands that would be blocked by WDAC.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker need administrator access on a local machine where PowerShell is running. The attacker could then connect to a PowerShell session and send commands to execute arbitrary code.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how PowerShell commands are validated when WDAC protection is enabled.</p>
Published:Sep 11, 2020
Last Modified:Feb 23, 2026
EPS:Sep 11, 2020
EPSS Score:0.00533
CVSS Score:6.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Powershell
Microsoft
Powershell
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Powershell Core
Microsoft
Powershell Core
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10
Microsoft
Windows 10
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1607
Microsoft
Windows 10 1607
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1803
Microsoft
Windows 10 1803
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1809
Microsoft
Windows 10 1809
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 1909
Microsoft
Windows 10 1909
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1903
Microsoft
Windows Server 1903
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 1909
Microsoft
Windows Server 1909
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2004
Microsoft
Windows Server 2004
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2016
Microsoft
Windows Server 2016
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Microsoft
Windows Server 2019
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
