<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>
<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>
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EUVD-2020-8863 | <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> |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.060Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16905
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.007
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:21.753
Link: CVE-2020-16905
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Weaknesses
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