Is CVE-2020-16901 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-16901 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-16901?

CVE-2020-16901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-16901?

CVE-2020-16901 has an EPSS score of 1.43% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2020-16901?

No published fix for CVE-2020-16901 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-16901

MEDIUM

5.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.

CWE-665

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-23.