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CVE-2020-16909

Published: Oct 16, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Error Reporting (WER) when WER handles and executes files. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker can successfully exploit it.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain greater access to sensitive information and system functionality. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way that WER handles and executes files.</p>

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1803

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1809

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1909

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1709

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 2004

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server version 2004

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1507

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1607

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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