CVE-2020-16975
Vulnerability Scoring
Status: Modified - Last modified: 31 Dec 2023, 20:16 UTC Published: 16 Oct 2020, 23:15 UTC
<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>
Above is the Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-16975. It helps visualize the difficulty level and privilege requirements needed to exploit this vulnerability, providing a quick assessment of its exploitation feasibility.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2020-16975, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-16975, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.
EPSS Score: 0.067% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 32.01%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 67.99000000000001% of others.
NVD-CWE-noinfo
secure@microsoft.com
Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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