<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library improperly handles registry operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library properly handles registry operations.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

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Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.497Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-16920

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.790

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:25.710

Link: CVE-2020-16920

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