CVE-2020-1097
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–6.5
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affected products (71)
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references (8)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49733cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1097cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1097cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidancePatchcnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1097cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Windows-vulnerabilities-of-September-2020-33277cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1097enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1097PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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