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CVE-2020-16909

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 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> > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt