PT-2020-2279 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Published 2020-04-14 · Updated 2025-10-29 · CVE-2020-1020

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists in Microsoft Windows due to the improper handling of a specially-crafted multi-master font in the Adobe Type 1 PostScript format by the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library. This could allow an attacker to execute code remotely. The vulnerability affects all systems except Windows 10, where an attacker could execute code remotely if the vulnerability is successfully exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02225

CVE-2020-1020

Affected Products

Type Manager Library

Windows

References · 23

• 🔥 https://github.com/KaLendsi/CVE-2020-1020 · Exploit
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/Expdev893/CVE-2020-1020-Exploit · Exploit, Deleted
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/mavillon1/CVE-2020-1020-Exploit · Exploit, Deleted
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/Lagal1990/CVE-2020-1020-Exploit · Exploit, Deleted
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1020 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1020 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02225 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117878 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2784 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/2486 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/9505 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/3404 · Telegram Post