Microsoft Update Notification Manager CVE-2020-0638 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Update Notification Manager handles files. 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 Update Notification Manager handles files.

Affected Applications

Windows 10
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

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