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CVE-2020-1589

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Published: Sep 11, 2020Modified: Feb 23, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD (Secondary)

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.</p>

Affected (24)

8 products
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8.1
Windows Rt 8.1
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Configuration A
24 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
All versions
All versions
Version 1607
Version 1607
Version 1709
Version 1803
Version 1809
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
Microsoft
All versions
All versions
Microsoft
All versions
All versions
All versions
Microsoft
All versions
All versions
Microsoft
All versions
Version r2
Microsoft
All versions
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
All versions

References (2)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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