<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles COM object creation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows COM Server creates COM objects.</p>
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:55
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.493Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16935
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:15.460
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:27.593
Link: CVE-2020-16935
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