<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>
                
            Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
References
        History
                    Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| Metrics | epss 
 | epss 
 | 
 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:41
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.704Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16900
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    No data.
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:13.757
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:21.207
Link: CVE-2020-16900
 Redhat
                        Redhat
                    No data.