CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-1116

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.28%

68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs

Summary

Information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) due to improper handling of objects in memory. An attacker must be logged on and run a specially crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Risk of obtaining information that could help further compromise the system.

Recommendation

Install Windows security update.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CSRSS handles objects in memory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS