CVE-2020-16973 — Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would fir…
Published: 2020-10-16 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.1
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Backup Service handles file operations.</p>
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7