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    CVE-2020-0938

    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.

    Published:Apr 15, 2020
    Last Modified:Oct 29, 2025
    EPS:Apr 15, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.87955
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    May 3, 2022
    1592 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 3, 2021
    1773 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1507
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1607
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1709
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1803
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1809
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1903
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1909
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Rt 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 1803
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 1903
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 1909
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2012
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2016
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2019

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High