CVE-2020-1339: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Codec improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. 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 Audio Codec handles objects.

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 7: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected versions not specified; version 1903 only; version 1909 only; version 2004 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019: affected versions not specified

Published 2020-08-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.