CVE-2020-16901Improper Initialization in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xp39-whpp-93gx: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory2022-05-24
GHSA
GHSA-pr2j-c9wc-9h25: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Information Disclosur2022-05-24

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability2020-10-13
CVE-2020-16901 — Improper Initialization in Microsoft | cvebase