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CVE-2020-1551

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Published: Aug 17, 2020Modified: Feb 23, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD (Secondary)

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles 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 Backup Engine handles memory.

Affected (11)

4 products
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8.1
Windows Rt 8.1
Configuration A
11 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
All versions
Version 1607
Version 1709
Version 1803
Version 1809
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
All versions
All versions
All versions

References (2)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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