CVE-2020-17101 is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Microsoft HEIF Image Extensions. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but if exploited, it could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community and media attention are low, with only one mention and one article discussing its inclusion in a Microsoft Patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.32532.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:heif_image_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.