Description
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>
Published: 2020-10-16
Score: 5 Medium
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8859 <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>
History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 1909 Windows Server 1909 Windows Server 2016
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.429Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-16901

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:13.820

Modified: 2026-02-23T18:21:19.743

Link: CVE-2020-16901

cve-icon Redhat

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