CVE-2020-16909: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published · Updated
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 0.9%
exploitation probability
0.9%top 42% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
<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>
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
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1803Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft · Windows 10 Version 1909Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004Microsoft · Windows Server 2016Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server version 2004Related CVEs — Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
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