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CVE-2020-1096

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CVE-2020-1096 describes a remote code execution vulnerability within the Microsoft Edge PDF Reader, affecting Microsoft Edge, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2019. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) requires user interaction and high attack complexity, but successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered moderate community and media attention, indicating its significance.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0708 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 1,572 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (27)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11497
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11498
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11563
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11568
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11569
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11570
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11571
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11712
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11713
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11714
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11644
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11645
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11646
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2019
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2020-May/CVE-2020-1096Important

Microsoft Edge PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 12, 2020

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1096
PatchVendor Advisory