CVE-2020-1075
Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 5.5
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.34 % · percentile 71 (2026-10-28)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · secure@microsoft.com (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-11965
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-1075
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-287 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1803 | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809 | affected 10.0.17763.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809 | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 | affected 10.0.17763.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.17763.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
| Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 < publication |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1075
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1075
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |