<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles COM object creation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows COM Server creates COM objects.</p>
References
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16916 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:48
Updated: 2023-12-31T19:20:15.332Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16916
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.603
Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:51.703
Link: CVE-2020-16916
JSON object: View
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