Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Aug 17, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.91%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles memory. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Backup Engine handles memory.
Affected products
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 6.1.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 6.1.0, < publication
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Affected
- ≥ 6.3.0, < publication
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | unknown | Affected
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- n/a
- 1607
- 1709
- 1803
- 1809
- 1903
- 1909
- 2004
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12418 Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1544 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12418 | Advisory | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1544 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
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