Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1271
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0079
EPSS Percentile
52.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (15)
microsoft/windows_10
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10
1607 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10
1709
microsoft/windows_10
1809
microsoft/windows_10
1903
microsoft/windows_10
1909
microsoft/windows_10
2004
microsoft/windows_7
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2016
... and 5 more
Published
Jun 09, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026