Microsoft Windows Custom Protocol Engine CVE-2020-1527 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Custom Protocol 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 Custom Protocol Engine handles memory.

Affected Applications

Windows Server version 2004 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2016
Windows 10
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

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