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CVE-2020-16895

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
<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> > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt