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CVE-2020-16974
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an …
Impact
<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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | All versions Versions 1607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903 |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | All versions Versions 1903, 1909, 2004 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | All versions |