{"id":"CVE-2020-1075","title":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles objects in memory","summary":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s sys…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10","affected":["windows_10 = 1803","windows_10 = 1809","windows_10 = 1903","windows_10 = 1909","windows_server_2016 = 1709","windows_server_2016 = 1803","windows_server_2016 = 1909","windows_server_2019"],"published":"2020-05-21","updated":"2026-08-19","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1075","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1075","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1075","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.01329,"epssPercentile":0.69338,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-19T17:42:37.116Z","slug":"CVE-2020-1075","body":"## Overview\n\nAn information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.\nA attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.\nThe update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10 = 1803`\n- `windows_10 = 1809`\n- `windows_10 = 1903`\n- `windows_10 = 1909`\n- `windows_server_2016 = 1709`\n- `windows_server_2016 = 1803`\n- `windows_server_2016 = 1909`\n- `windows_server_2019`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":31,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}