{"id":"CVE-2020-1033","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-1033","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:21:24.479Z","title":"<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory.","description":"<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>\n<p>An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.</p>\n<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.</p>","published":"2020-09-11T17:15:18.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:00:17.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.01159,"percentile":0.6689,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1033","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1033","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1033","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}