CVE-2020-16959

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1507>= 10.0.10240.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607>= 10.0.14393.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1803>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809>= 10.0.17763.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H2>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows 7>= 6.1.0, < 6.1.7601.24563
MicrosoftWindows 7 Service Pack 1>= 6.1.0, < 6.1.7601.24563
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1>= 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.24563
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)>= 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.24563
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016>= 10.0.14393.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.14393.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019>= 10.0.17763.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.17763.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server version 2004>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server version 20H2>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.0, < publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)>= 10.0.0, < publication

References

Timeline

Published
Dec 10, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-16959: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix