Security Advisory

CVE-2020-16976

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-10-16 22:18:09
Last updated 2024-11-15 16:55:05
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

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>