Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Manager

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU47559

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16895

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 10 1803 10.0.17134.48 - 10 2004 10.0.19041.264

Windows Server: 2019 10.0.17763.1 - 2019 2004

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1803:10.0.17134.48:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1809:10.0.17763.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1909:10.0.18363.476:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1903:10.0.18362.116:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 2004:10.0.19041.264:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2019 2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16895

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.