<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.</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 Backup Service handles file operations.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-10-16T22:18:07

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.715Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-16972

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:16.807

Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:59.593

Link: CVE-2020-16972

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