VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-0938

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability68.95%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2020-04-15

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Windows

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.

Weakness classification

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource