CVE-2020-16900
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
16/10/2020
Last modified:
31/12/2023
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Event System improperly handles objects in memory.<br />
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.<br />
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Event System handles objects in memory.<br />
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.00
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:-:*:-:* |
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