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CVE ID: CVE-2020-16916

Description:
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.

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.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows COM Server creates COM objects.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16916
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16916
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16916

CVE ID:	CVE-2020-16916
Description:	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. 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. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows COM Server creates COM objects.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16916 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16916 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16916