Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2020-16895
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete a targeted file leading to an elevated status.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Error Reporting manager handles process crashes.</p>
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16895mitrex_refsource_MISC
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