About “Microsoft Windows”

A curated feed of “Microsoft Windows”-related CVEs appears below. We currently track 14518 CVEs for this tag (all time). In the last 365 days, 1678 were published. Average CVSS is 7.3 (all time; 7.2 over 365d), and 66% are rated High/Critical (all time). Top CWEs (last 365 days): CWE-416 - Use After Free, CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow, CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition').

In our taxonomy this topic maps to a MODERATE impact class. Issues here typically affect operating system packages or kernels. Plan reboots or service restarts and coordinate rollouts across fleets. Use the filters below to sort by CVSS, risk and CWE. Each detail page highlights vendor advisories and mitigation tips.

CVEs tagged with this topic. Filters apply to the whole list (loaded from JSON).

CVSS ≥ 0.0
2020-12-10
High

CVE-2020-17095

Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17094

Windows Error Reporting Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17092

Windows Network Connections Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-16964

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-16963

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-16962

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-16961

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-16960

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-16959

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-16958

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

2020-12-09
High

CVE-2020-10143

Macrium Reflect includes an OpenSSL component that specifies an OPENSSLDIR variable as C:\openssl\. Macrium Reflect contains a privileged service that uses this OpenSSL component. Because unprivilege…

High

CVE-2020-2049

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Agent on the Windows platform that allows an authenticated local Windows user to execute programs with SYSTEM privil…

Medium

CVE-2020-2020

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability in Cortex XDR Agent allows a local authenticated Windows user to create files in the software's internal program directory that prevents t…

Medium

CVE-2020-7337

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) prior to 8.8 Patch 16 allows local administrators to bypass local security protection through…

Medium

CVE-2020-26966

Searching for a single word from the address bar caused an mDNS request to be sent on the local network searching for a hostname consisting of that string; resulting in an information leak. *Note: Th…

2020-12-08
High

CVE-2020-9991

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iCloud for Windows 7.21, tvOS 14.0. A remote attacker may be able to…

High

CVE-2020-27918

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, Safari 14.0.1, tvOS…

High

CVE-2020-27917

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12…

High

CVE-2020-27912

An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.…

High

CVE-2020-27911

An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.…

Low

CVE-2020-27895

An information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.11 for Windows. A malicious applica…

High

CVE-2020-9999

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9. Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to…

High

CVE-2020-9981

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.0, mac…

High

CVE-2020-9947

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.0, Saf…

Medium

CVE-2020-9849

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud fo…

High

CVE-2020-26233

Git Credential Manager Core (GCM Core) is a secure Git credential helper built on .NET Core that runs on Windows and macOS. In Git Credential Manager Core before version 2.0.289, when recursively clo…

Medium

CVE-2020-10002

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.11 for Wi…

2020-12-03
High

CVE-2020-6021

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows before version E84.20 allows write access to the directory from which the installation repair takes place. Since the MS Installer allows regular users…

2020-12-01
High

CVE-2020-7335

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client McAfee Total Protection (MTP) prior to 16.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via careful manipulation of a folder by cr…

Medium

CVE-2020-15257

containerd is an industry-standard container runtime and is available as a daemon for Linux and Windows. In containerd before versions 1.3.9 and 1.4.3, the containerd-shim API is improperly exposed t…

2020-11-24
Medium

CVE-2020-26235

In Rust time crate from version 0.2.7 and before version 0.2.23, unix-like operating systems may segfault due to dereferencing a dangling pointer in specific circumstances. This requires the user to…

2020-11-23
High

CVE-2020-24227

Playground Sessions v2.5.582 (and earlier) for Windows, stores the user credentials in plain text allowing anyone with access to UserProfiles.sol to extract the email and password.

Critical

CVE-2020-6939

Tableau Server installations configured with Site-Specific SAML that allows the APIs to be used by unauthenticated users. If exploited, this could allow a malicious user to configure Site-Specific SA…

Medium

CVE-2020-0569

Out of bounds write in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

2020-11-20
High

CVE-2020-4739

IBM DB2 Accessories Suite for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local authenticated attacker to exe…

2020-11-19
High

CVE-2020-28209

A CWE-428 Windows Unquoted Search Path vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Building Operation Enterprise Server installer V1.9 - V3.1 and Enterprise Central installer V2.0 - V3.1 that could cause any…

High

CVE-2020-4701

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to exe…

2020-11-18
High

CVE-2020-27696

Trend Micro Security 2020 (Consumer) contains a vulnerability in the installer package that could be exploited by placing a specific Windows system directory which can lead to obtaining administrativ…

2020-11-17
High

CVE-2020-27131

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java deserialization function that is used by Cisco Security Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected devic…

2020-11-16
High

CVE-2020-8270

An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA or an SMB user can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM in CVAD versions before 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285871 and CTX285872, 7.15 LTSR CU6 ho…

High

CVE-2020-8269

An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM in CVAD versions before 2009, 1912 LTSR CU1 hotfixes CTX285870 and CTX286120, 7.15 LTSR CU6 hotfix CTX285344…

2020-11-12
Medium

CVE-2020-12328

Protection mechanism failure in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Medium

CVE-2020-12327

Insecure default variable initialization in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local…

Medium

CVE-2020-12326

Improper initialization in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

High

CVE-2020-12325

Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

High

CVE-2020-12324

Protection mechanism failure in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

High

CVE-2020-13771

Various components in Ivanti Endpoint Manager through 2020.1.1 rely on Windows search order when loading a (nonexistent) library file, allowing (under certain conditions) one to gain code execution (…

High

CVE-2020-12354

Incorrect default permissions in Windows(R) installer in Intel(R) AMT SDK versions before 14.0.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

High

CVE-2020-12304

Improper access control in Installer for Intel(R) DAL SDK before version 2.1 for Windows may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privileges via local access.

High

CVE-2020-12297

Improper access control in Installer for Intel(R) CSME Driver for Windows versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel TXE 3.1.80, 4.0.30 may al…

Medium

CVE-2020-0575

Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) Unite Client for Windows* before version 4.2.13064 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

High

CVE-2019-11121

Improper file permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Media SDK for Windows before version 2019 R1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

2020-11-11
High

CVE-2020-5992

NVIDIA GeForce NOW application software on Windows, all versions prior to 2.0.25.119, contains a vulnerability in its open-source software dependency in which the OpenSSL library is vulnerable to bin…

Medium

CVE-2020-1599

Windows Spoofing Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17113

Windows Camera Codec Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17088

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17087

Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17077

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17076

Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17075

Windows USO Core Worker Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17074

Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17073

Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17071

Windows Delivery Optimization Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17070

Windows Update Medic Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17069

Windows NDIS Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17068

Windows GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17057

Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17056

Windows Network File System Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17055

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Critical

CVE-2020-17051

Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17047

Windows Network File System Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17046

Windows Error Reporting Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17045

Windows KernelStream Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17044

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17043

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17042

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17041

Windows Print Configuration Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17040

Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17037

Windows WalletService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17036

Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17035

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17034

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17033

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17032

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17031

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17030

Windows MSCTF Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17029

Windows Canonical Display Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17028

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17027

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17026

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17025

Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17024

Windows Client Side Rendering Print Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17014

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17012

Windows Bind Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17011

Windows Port Class Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17007

Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-17004

Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High

CVE-2020-17001

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Medium

CVE-2020-16999

Windows WalletService Information Disclosure Vulnerability

2020-11-10
High

CVE-2020-24367

Incorrect file permissions in BlueStacks 4 through 4.230 on Windows allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying a file that is later executed by a higher-privileged user.

2020-11-09
Medium

CVE-2020-8276

The implementation of Brave Desktop's privacy-preserving analytics system (P3A) between 1.1 and 1.18.35 logged the timestamp of when the user last opened an incognito window, including Tor windows. T…

2020-11-06
High

CVE-2020-3604

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Windows and Cisco Webex Player for Windows could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerabil…

High

CVE-2020-3603

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Windows and Cisco Webex Player for Windows could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerabil…

High

CVE-2020-3588

A vulnerability in virtualization channel messaging in Cisco Webex Meetings Desktop App for Windows could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system. This vulnerability occ…

High

CVE-2020-3573

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Network Recording Player for Windows and Cisco Webex Player for Windows could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerabil…

Medium

CVE-2020-27123

A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on the unde…

High

CVE-2020-5794

A vulnerability in Nessus Network Monitor versions 5.11.0, 5.11.1, and 5.12.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code by copying user-supplied files to a spe…

2020-11-05
Medium

CVE-2020-6015

Check Point Endpoint Security for Windows before E84.10 can reach denial of service during clean install of the client which will prevent the storage of service log files in non-standard locations.

High

CVE-2020-5793

A vulnerability in Nessus versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.0 for Windows & Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to a specially c…

2020-11-04
Critical

CVE-2020-2301

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier allows attackers to log in as any user with any password while a successful authentication of that user is still in the optional cache when using Wind…

Critical

CVE-2020-2300

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin 2.19 and earlier does not prohibit the use of an empty password in Windows/ADSI mode, which allows attackers to log in to Jenkins as any user depending on the configur…

2020-11-03
Critical

CVE-2020-16011

Heap buffer overflow in UI in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 86.0.4240.183 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted…

Medium

CVE-2020-15988

Insufficient policy enforcement in downloads in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to open files to execute arbitrary code via a crafted H…

2020-11-02
Medium

CVE-2020-6014

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with Anti-Bot or Threat Emulation blades installed, before version E83.20, tries to load a non-existent DLL during a query for the Domain Name. An at…

2020-10-28
High

CVE-2020-4767

IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows 4.7, 4.8, 6.0, and 6.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, caused by a buffer over-read. Bysending a specially crafted reques…

High

CVE-2020-8254

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To i…

High

CVE-2020-8240

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 allows a restricted user on an endpoint machine can use system-level privileges if the Embedded Browser is configured with Credential Provid…

Critical

CVE-2020-8239

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to the client registry privilege escalation attack. This fix also requires Server Side Upgrade due to Standalone Host Checker…

High

CVE-2020-5144

SonicWall Global VPN client version 4.10.4.0314 and earlier allows unprivileged windows user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM through loaded process hijacking vulnerability.

2020-10-27
High

CVE-2020-3864

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iCloud for Windows 7.17, iTunes 12.10.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 10.9.2, tvOS 13.3.1, Safari 13.0.5, iOS 13.3.1 and…