6.5

CVE-2020-1091: Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Modified
Published 11-09-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1091 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 4.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
4.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 4.48% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft33 products

1 vendor · 33 products

References

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