CVE-2020-1176
Is CVE-2020-1176 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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Few public signals point to active risk. Whether a scanner hit here is a true or false positive depends on your version and config — community verdicts decide.
Based on CVSS · FIRST EPSS
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Jet Database Engine handles objects in memory.
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No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation or public exploit was found for this yet. FIRST EPSS estimates about a 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, which is high relative to most CVEs. It needs local access, so it reads more as a privilege-escalation or post-access risk than a remote one.