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CVE-2020-16962 Details
Description
Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16962 | CVE | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16962 | [email protected] |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-noinfo | Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| microsoft windows 10 | 20h2 1607 1803 1809 1903 1909 2004 |
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| microsoft windows 7 | All versions |
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| microsoft windows server 2008 | r2 sp1 |
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| microsoft windows server 2016 | 20h2 1903 1909 2004 |
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| microsoft windows server 2019 | All versions |
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Change History
9 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Aug 28, 2025 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Dec 31, 2023 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jul 21, 2021 | CWE Remap | [email protected] |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Modified Analysis | [email protected] |
| Feb 22, 2021 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |