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| CVE | Published | CVSS | ShadowTrackr CVSS | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE: CVE-2020-16916 | Published 2020-10-16 | CVSS: 7.8 | ShadowTrackr CVSS: 6.4 | Summary: <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles COM object creation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.</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 the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows COM Server creates COM objects.</p> |