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CVE-2020-1425

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-07-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A remoted code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1457.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems: all versions
• 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 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems: all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1425
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1425

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