CVE-2020-16938
MEDIUMMicrosoft Windows 10 - Information Disclosure
Title source: ruleDescription
<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>
Exploits (2)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.1063
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_10
2004
microsoft/windows_server_2016
2004
Published
Oct 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026