CVE-2020-1457A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 12.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1425.
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 9 months later
· 9 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.4% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
References
References2
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1457 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1081/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2020-12332 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2020-1457)Record last updated .