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CVE-2020-1238

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1239.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1803, 1903, 1909, 2004
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems (+3)
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server: version 1803 (Core Installation), 2019, 2019 (Core installation)
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation): all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation): all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1238
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-695/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-696/
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1238
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-695/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-696/

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