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TI-2020-13079 Aliases CVE-2020-17101GHSA-w7x9-c9q2-r2r6

HEIF Image Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

HEIF Image Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00947 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftHEIF Image ExtensionN/A—No fix listedCNA
  • HEIF Image Extension VendorMicrosoft Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:heif_image_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.32532.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:heif_image_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.32532.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-17101
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7x9-c9q2-r2r6

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2025-38992 Microsoft HEIF Image Extensions 1.2.22.0 has an out-of-bounds read because… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-08327 HEIF Image Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-56166 HEIF Image Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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