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CVE-2020-1261 — An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way Windows Error Reportin

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1263.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.48% (top 35.30%)
CWE
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Published
2020-06-09T19:43:43.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T06:32:01.245Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1263.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 for 32-bit Systems, 10 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Serverversion 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation), 2016, 2016 (Core installation)
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for 32bit Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for x64based Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64based Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32bit Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64based Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64based Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)unspecified
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for x64based Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for 32bit Systems — unspecified
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64based Systems — unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

CVE-2020-1263
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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