CVE-2020-1167: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 4.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system. To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1607 only; version 1709 only; version 1803 only; version 1809 only; version 1903 only; …
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected versions not specified
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: affected versions not specified

Published 2020-10-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.