CVE-2020-16895 Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker with local access can exploit improper crash handling in Windows Error Reporting to delete files and gain elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-16895?
CVE-2020-16895 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 16 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could delete a targeted file leading to an elevated status.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Error Reporting manager handles process crashes.</p>
Weakness: CWE-755
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16895?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-16895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rj7r-7xgg-2mrc.