vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-16876: Windows Application Compatibility Client Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 13, 2020 | Oct 13, 2020 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 13, 2020
Added
Oct 13, 2020
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library improperly handles registry operations, aka 'Windows Application Compatibility Client Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16920.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4580327microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4580346microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4580328microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4580330microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4577668microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4577671microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4577671microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4579311microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4580346microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4577668msft-kb4577671-c42dc613-fb5b-4c45-925c-4f508584a635msft-kb4577671-ddbf4c81-6ca7-4986-999e-9275ef508017msft-kb4579311-e9f0550d-b150-4eeb-bf5e-1a08b117e7af
References
- CVE-2020-16876
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-16876
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4577668
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4577671
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4579311
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4580327
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4580328
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4580330
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4580346
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