CVE-2020-16876: Windows Application Compatibility Client Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

First published: Fri Oct 16 2020(Updated: )

<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>

Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com

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