CVE-2020-16900

HIGH

7.0

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Event System improperly handles objects in 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 Event System handles objects in memory.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.17.0

SeveriteHIGH

Vecteur CVSSCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vecteur d'attaqueLOCAL

ComplexiteHIGH

Privileges requisLOW

Interaction utilisateurNONE

Publie10/16/2020

Derniere modification2/23/2026

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Produits affectes

microsoft:windows_10microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_server_2016microsoft:windows_server_2019

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16900(secure@microsoft.com)

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16900(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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