THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-0708
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-0708

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
13.5%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to coerce a victim to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Imaging Library handles memory., aka 'Windows Imaging Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-02-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-0708

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 10 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-0708.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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