<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library improperly handles registry operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library properly handles registry operations.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:49

Updated: 2023-12-31T19:19:49.445Z

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


Link: CVE-2020-16920

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.790

Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:52.290


Link: CVE-2020-16920

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