CVE-2020-16920
high-risk
Published 2020-10-16
<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>
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12.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (19)
Affected Vendors
55
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
12/34 · Low
Exposure
19/34 · Moderate