VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-16912

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-10-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

<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>

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references