CVE-2020-1283

MEDIUM

Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 - Denial of Service via Memory Object Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-1283. PoCs published by RedyOpsResearchLabs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-1283, a Windows Denial-of-Service vulnerability. The exploit leverages symbolic link manipulation to trigger a DoS condition, based on James Forshaw's symboliclink-testing-tools.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 7 stars
by RedyOpsResearchLabs · poc
https://github.com/RedyOpsResearchLabs/CVE-2020-1283_Windows-Denial-of-Service-Vulnerability

This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-1283, a Windows Denial-of-Service vulnerability. The exploit leverages symbolic link manipulation to trigger a DoS condition, based on James Forshaw's symboliclink-testing-tools.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Administrative privileges for symbolic link creation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0882
EPSS Percentile 94.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (13)
microsoft/windows_10 1607
microsoft/windows_10 1709
microsoft/windows_10 1803
microsoft/windows_10 1809
microsoft/windows_10 1903
microsoft/windows_10 1909
microsoft/windows_10 2004
microsoft/windows_server_2016
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1803
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1903
... and 3 more
Published Jun 09, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026