CVE-2020-0708
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to coerce a victim to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Imaging Library handles memory., aka 'Windows Imaging Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to coerce a victim to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Imaging Library handles memory., aka 'Windows Imaging Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-0708- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to coerce a victim to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Imaging Library handles memory., aka 'Windows Imaging Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-0708- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2201No score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to coerce a victim to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Imaging Library handles memory., aka 'Windows Imaging Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2201- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2j9-5mc2-xg4gNo score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to coerce a victim to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Imaging Library handles memory., aka 'Windows Imaging Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
GHSA-h2j9-5mc2-xg4g- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for 32-bit systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for arm64-based systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1903 for x64-based systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1909 for 32-bit systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1909 for arm64-based systems
- microsoft windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based systems
- microsoft windows server
- microsoft windows server, version 1903 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server, version 1909 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10
- microsoft windows 7
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-0708 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published February 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.