<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Event System improperly handles objects in memory.</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 Event System handles objects in memory.</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 Event System handles objects in memory.</p>
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EUVD-2020-8858 | <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Event System improperly handles objects in memory.</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 Event System handles objects in memory.</p> |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.704Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16900
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:13.757
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:21.207
Link: CVE-2020-16900
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