CVE-2020-1544 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-1544

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Windows 10 Version 2004, Windows 10 Version 1803, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows 10 Version 1909, Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709, Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1507, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 7, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1
Vulnerable Versions:
10.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.3.0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 17th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.