CVE-2020-16972
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios cuando el Windows Backup Service maneja inapropiadamente operaciones de archivos. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, un atacante primero tendría que conseguir una ejecución en el sistema víctima, también se conoce como "Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". Esta ID de CVE es diferente de CVE-2020-16912, CVE-2020-16936, CVE-2020-16973, CVE-2020-16974, CVE-2020-16975, CVE-2020-16976
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.91%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 59
- Fecha de la puntuación: 8/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (5)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Referencias
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