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CVE-2020-16900 Details

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Event System improperly handles objects in memory.</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 Event System handles objects in memory.</p>

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16900 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16900 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-16900
NVD Published Date:
Oct 16, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-16900 Details - Not Deferred