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CVE-2020-16915

7.8 highEPSS 9.8%

High (7.8) in microsoft. EPSS 9.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

<p>A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory.</p>

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-787
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

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