CVE-2020-16901
MEDIUMWindows 10 and Windows Server 2016 - Information Disclosure via Improper Memory Initialization
Title source: llmDescription
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16901
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0143
EPSS Percentile
69.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-665
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_10
1909
microsoft/windows_server_2016
1909
Published
Oct 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026