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CVE-2020-16975

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Published: Oct 16, 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

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.</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 Backup Service handles file operations.</p>

Affected (15)

5 products
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Configuration A
15 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
All versions
Version 1607
Version 1709
Version 1803
Version 1809
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
All versions
Version r2 sp1
Microsoft
All versions
Version 1903
Version 1909
Version 2004
All versions

References (2)

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

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