CVE-2020-0963

Memory disclosure via improper GDI object handling

Published May 21, 2020 · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows GDI allows context-dependent attackers to read process memory through crafted content. The GDI object-handling flaw exposes memory contents; Microsoft has not disclosed the affected object type or exact faulty operation. Exploitation requires a user to open a crafted document or visit an untrusted webpage, and the disclosed data can support further compromise.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability4.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows GDI allows context-dependent attackers to read process memory through crafted content. The GDI object-handling flaw exposes memory contents; Microsoft has not disclosed the affected object type or exact faulty operation. Exploitation requires a user to open a crafted document or visit an untrusted webpage, and the disclosed data can support further compromise.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-0963
Published
May 21, 2020
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
T1189, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 21, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <publication

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 7version=6.1.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909version=10.0.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1803version=10.0.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 8.1version=6.3.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 7 Service Pack 1version=6.1.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709version=10.0.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <publication; version=10.0.17763.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.0 <publication
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903version=10.0.0 <publication

Published CVSS scores

5.5MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1189Drive-by Compromise
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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