CVE•Published 2020-05-21•Modified 2026-08-19•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2020-1176Microsoft · Windows_10

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 5% of all CVEs

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Jet Database Engine handles objects in memory.

Timeline

Published 2020-05-21

Modified 2026-08-19

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

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Shodan · vuln tag439 hosts

vuln:CVE-2020-1176

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · OS

os:"Windows 10"

Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 10.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2020-1176

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2020-1176