CVE-2020-0938
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
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 in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
- Record
CVE-2020-0938- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
- Record
CVE-2020-0938- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2406
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2406- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5g5q-fp24-vv4f
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
- Record
GHSA-5g5q-fp24-vv4f- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library contains an unspecified vulnerability when handling specially crafted multi-master fonts (Adobe Type 1 PostScript format) that allows for remote code execution for all systems except Windows 10. For systems running Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code in an AppContainer sandbox context with limited privileges and capabilities.
- Record
CVE-2020-0938- Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
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- microsoft windows 10 1709
- microsoft windows 10 1803
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 1903
- microsoft windows 10 1909
- microsoft windows 7
- microsoft windows 8.1
- microsoft windows rt 8.1
- microsoft windows server 1803
- microsoft windows server 1903
- microsoft windows server 1909
- microsoft windows server 2008
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2019
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-0938 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published April 15, 2020. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0938
packetstormsecurity.com/files/161299/Apple-CoreText-libFontParser.dylib-Stack-Corruption.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0938
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0938
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5g5q-fp24-vv4f