<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Network Connections Service properly handles objects in memory.</p>
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:36
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.376Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16887
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:12.867
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:19.617
Link: CVE-2020-16887
Redhat
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