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CVE-2020-1232

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-1232 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, specifically affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019. It arises from Media Foundation improperly handling objects in memory. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to achieve high confidentiality impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, notably being addressed in Microsoft's June 2020 Patch Tuesday.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1607CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1803CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1809CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1903CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0587 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (29)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2020-Jun/CVE-2020-1232Important

Media Foundation Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Jun 9, 2020

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1232
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-20-693
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry