Important CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.05662 2020-07 archive

Executive Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability: The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows font library handles embedded fonts.

Overview

8.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Remote Code Execution
Released Jul 14 2020
Last Updated Jul 14 2020
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.05662 — 0.91977 percentile
NVD CVSS 8.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 7.9

EPSS Score

0.05662
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.91977 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
View on FIRST.org

Affected Products

30 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 4565513 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 4565513 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 4565511 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 4565511 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 4565508 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems 4565508 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 4565508 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 4565489 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 4565489 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 4565489 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 4558998 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 4558998 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 4558998 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems 4565503 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems 4565503 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems 4565503 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 4565524 (Monthly Rollup) 4565539 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561643 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565524 4565539 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4565524 (Monthly Rollup) 4565539 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561643 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565524 4565539 Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 4565541 (Monthly Rollup) 4565540 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561666 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565541 4565540 4565541 Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 4565541 (Monthly Rollup) 4565540 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561666 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565541 4565540 4565541 Windows RT 8.1 4565541 (Monthly Rollup) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 4565536 (Monthly Rollup) 4565529 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561670 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565536 4565529 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4565536 (Monthly Rollup) 4565529 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561670 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565536 4565529 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 4565536 (Monthly Rollup) 4565529 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561670 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565536 4565529 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 4565536 (Monthly Rollup) 4565529 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561670 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565536 4565529 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 4565524 (Monthly Rollup) 4565539 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561643 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565524 4565539 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 4565524 (Monthly Rollup) 4565539 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561643 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565524 4565539 Windows Server 2012 4565537 (Monthly Rollup) 4565535 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561612 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565537 4565535 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 4565537 (Monthly Rollup) 4565535 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561612 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565537 4565535 Windows Server 2012 R2 4565541 (Monthly Rollup) 4565540 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561666 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565541 4565540 4565541 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 4565541 (Monthly Rollup) 4565540 (Security Only) Important Remote Code Execution 4561666 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.9 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Yes 4565541 4565540 4565541 Windows Server 2016 4565511 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 4565511 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows Server 2019 4558998 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 4558998 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 4565483 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation) 4565503 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Yes

Patches

8 patches
Article Type Restart
4565513 Security Update Yes
4565511 Security Update Yes
4565508 Security Update Yes
4565489 Security Update Yes
4558998 Security Update Yes
4565483 Security Update Yes
4565503 Security Update Yes
4565541 Monthly Rollup Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

@klotxl404, Zhangjie and willJ