CVE-2020-16895

Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2020-16895 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by KB4580330, released October 13, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0103
63rd percentile

<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>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 17134.1792 KB4580330 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 17134.1792 KB4580330 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 17134.1792 KB4580330 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems 19041.572 KB4579311 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems 19041.572 KB4579311 Oct 13, 2020
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems 19041.572 KB4579311 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server 2019 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 17763.1518 KB4577668 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) KB4577671 Oct 13, 2020
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation) 19041.572 KB4579311 Oct 13, 2020

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