<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p>
<p>The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.</p>
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:43
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.577Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16907
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.070
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:21.893
Link: CVE-2020-16907
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                        Redhat
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