Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2020-16901

<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: Oct 16, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-16901
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
microsoft / windows_server_2016 1909 1909.x
microsoft / windows_10 1909 1909.x