Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2020-0928

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.</p>

EPSS: 0.011 (63.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0928?
CVE-2020-0928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-0928?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-0928 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.