CVE-2020-1252

Publication date

2020-09-11 17:09:11

Family

microsoft

State

PUBLISHED

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory. To exploit the vulnerability an attacker would have to convince a user to run a specially crafted application.

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

The updates address the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.