<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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:41

Updated: 2023-12-31T19:20:08.761Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2020-16900

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:13.757

Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:49.340


Link: CVE-2020-16900

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