<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>
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:18:09
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.872Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16975
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:16.977
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:32.893
Link: CVE-2020-16975
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                        Redhat
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