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CVE ID: CVE-2020-16887

Description:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.

To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Network Connections Service properly handles objects in memory.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16887
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16887
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16887

CVE ID:	CVE-2020-16887
Description:	An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Network Connections Service handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Network Connections Service properly handles objects in memory.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16887 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16887 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16887