Security Advisory

CVE-2020-1542

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-08-17 19:13:33
Last updated 2024-08-04 06:39:10
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles memory. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Backup Engine handles memory.