Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 0.9%
exploitation probability
0.9%top 44% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles memory.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Backup Engine handles memory.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1803Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1909Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004Microsoft · Windows 7Microsoft · Windows 7 Service Pack 1Microsoft · Windows 8.1