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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-1075

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles objects in memory.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. A attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.33% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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