{"cve":"CVE-2020-14418","nvd":{"published":"2021-01-30T06:15:12.227","modified":"2026-06-17T02:54:43.920","status":"Modified","description":"A TOCTOU vulnerability exists in madCodeHook before 2020-07-16 that allows local attackers to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM. This occurs because path redirection can occur via vectors involving directory junctions.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-367"],"references":["https://github.com/nettitude/metasploit-modules","https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2020-14418-madcodehook-library-local-privilege-escalation/","https://github.com/nettitude/metasploit-modules","https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2020-14418-madcodehook-library-local-privilege-escalation/"],"products":["cisco:advanced_malware_protection","madshi:madcodehook","morphisec:unified_threat_prevention_platform"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:14:10.479542811+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-14418","score":0.00369,"percentile":0.30788,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}