CVE-2020-16900

5 documents4 sources
Severity
7.0HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 52.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages29 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/windows_76.1.0publication

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-594v-pc3f-5hp2: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Event System improperly handles objects in memory2022-05-24
CVEList
Windows Event System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-10-16

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Event System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-10-13
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