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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-0922

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 4.91%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file or lure the target to a website hosting malicious JavaScript.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.</p>

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.91% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.