CVE-2020-17109 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 75/100, there is no known public exploit code, it is not in the KEV catalog, and it is not considered actively exploited. Despite limited community discussion, it received media coverage as part of Microsoft's November 2020 Patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.32763.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:hevc_video_extensions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.