CRITICAL 9.8 Microsoft PoC

CVE-2020-8597

Microsoft Security Update 2024-Jul: CVE-2020-8597

Affected Products

Azure Linux 3.0 x64
Azure Linux 3.0 ARM

References

Published: 2024-07-09 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-11

This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2024-07-09 via Microsoft. 🚨 A public proof-of-concept exploit is available on GitHub. EPSS score: 19.6% (top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation probability). Affected: Azure Linux 3.0 x64, Azure Linux 3.0 ARM.

Risk Timeline

CVE Disclosed2024-07-09 · 762 days ago

Public PoC Exploit AvailableWeaponised proof-of-concept code is publicly accessible

Remediation Resources

Official Advisory

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8597

NVD / MITRE

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8597

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