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CVE-2020-0938 KEV

7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 69% (pctl 99)

Patch first

On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.

Scoring

CVSS7.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS68.95% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-787
On CISA KEVyes — remediate by 2022-05-03
Public exploitnone known
Published2020-04-15
Last modified2026-06-17

CISA KEV

NameMicrosoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Added2021-11-03
Due2022-05-03
Vendor / productMicrosoft / Windows
Ransomware usenone reported

Affected (17)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 10 1507
microsoftwindows 10 1607
microsoftwindows 10 1709
microsoftwindows 10 1803
microsoftwindows 10 1809
microsoftwindows 10 1903
microsoftwindows 10 1909
microsoftwindows 7
microsoftwindows 8.1
microsoftwindows rt 8.1
microsoftwindows server 1803
microsoftwindows server 1903
microsoftwindows server 1909
microsoftwindows server 2008
microsoftwindows server 2012
microsoftwindows server 2016
microsoftwindows server 2019

References

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