Important CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.058 2020-03 archive

Executive Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to either log on locally to an affected system, or convince a locally authenticated user to execute a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k handles objects in memory.

Overview

7.5
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Information Disclosure
Released Mar 10 2020
Last Updated Mar 10 2020
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.058 — 0.92146 percentile
NVD CVSS 7.5 HIGH — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.3

EPSS Score

0.058
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.92146 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products

8 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 4540673 (Security Update) Important Information Disclosure Yes

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
4540673 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

JunGu and ZiMi of Alibaba Orion Security Lab