CVE-2020-0938

7.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: April 15, 2020 Modified: October 29, 2025
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161299/Apple-CoreText-libFontParser.dylib-Stack-Corruption.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0938
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161299/Apple-CoreText-libFontParser.dylib-Stack-Corruption.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-0938
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
89.3%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787 CWE-787

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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