THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-1259
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2020-1259

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Host Guardian Service improperly handles hashes recorded and logged, aka 'Windows Host Guardian Service Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published
2020-06-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-1259

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 10 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-1259.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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