Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CDP User Components improperly handle memory.
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.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CDP User Components handle memory.
Published: 2020-08-17
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CDP User Components improperly handle memory. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CDP User Components handle memory. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CDP User Components improperly handle memory. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CDP User Components handle memory.

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Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 10 1607 Windows 10 1803 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 1909 Windows Server 1903 Windows Server 1909 Windows Server 2004 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.454Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-1550

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:19.520

Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:35.460

Link: CVE-2020-1550

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