CVE-2020-16901HighCVSS 5.0

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published
October 13, 2020
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products4

  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4577671 (Security Update)

🔗 References (3)