SB2020101329 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Manager

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SB2020101329 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Manager

Published: October 13, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020101329
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16895)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and delete a targeted file leading to an elevated status.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References