Security Advisory

CVE-2020-16900

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-10-16 22:17:41
Last updated 2024-08-04 13:45:34
Assigner microsoft
CVSS score 7.0
State PUBLISHED

Description

<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>