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CVE-2019-1315

CVE-2019-1315

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 3.5%● KEVCWE-59
In short

The Windows Error Reporting manager doesn't properly handle hard links, allowing an attacker with local access to gain higher privileges on the system. This matters because it could let someone with limited account permissions escalate to administrator-level control.

Technical detail

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Error Reporting manager's improper handling of hard links (CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access). Local attacker with user-level access can exploit this to achieve privilege escalation via symlink/hardlink manipulation during error report processing. Impact is high-privilege code execution within the system context.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1339, CVE-2019-1342.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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