Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2020-1250

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the 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.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k handles objects in memory.</p>

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th 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-2020-1250?
CVE-2020-1250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-1250?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1250 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.