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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-17022

CVE-2020-17022

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.

Affected products

16
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 19097 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: N/A
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 1809cpe-rescue
    Range: N/A
  • Microsoft/Windows Server version 1709cpe-rescue
    Range: N/A
  • Microsoft/Windows Codecs Libraryllm-fuzzy
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 version 1607cpe-rescue2 versions
    N/A+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: N/A
    • (no CPE)range: N/A
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: N/A
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systemsv5
    Range: N/A
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systemsv5
    Range: N/A
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systemsv5
    Range: N/A

Patches

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