CVE-2020-1150: Microsoft Windows 7
High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory.
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Published 2020-05-21. Last modified 2026-08-19.