Security Advisory

CVE-2020-16909

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-10-16 22:17:44
Last updated 2024-08-04 13:45:34
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

Description

<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>