CVE-2020-16920

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library improperly handles registry operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library properly handles registry operations.</p>
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
microsoftCNA
7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 93%
VendorProductVersion
microsoftwindows_10
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microsoftwindows_7
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microsoftwindows_8.1
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microsoftwindows_rt_8.1
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microsoftwindows_server_2012
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microsoftwindows_server_2016
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microsoftwindows_server_2019
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= Vulnerable software versions