CVE-2020-1197
published 2020-06-09CVE-2020-1197: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager…
PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.82%
53.2th percentile
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc6.3MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-06-09·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2020-1197 [HIGH] Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: 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.
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.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Error Reporting manager handles process crashes.
Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows
Microsoft: Microsoft
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Expl
GHSA
GHSA-qgxp-h7gx-mfgq: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash, aka 'Windows Error Reporting M
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-1197 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-qgxp-h7gx-mfgq: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash, aka 'Windows Error Reporting M
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles a process crash, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
No detection rules found.
Unit42
Unit 42 Discovers 27 New Vulnerabilities Across Microsoft Products
blogs_unit42·2020-10-02·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] Unit 42 Discovers 27 New Vulnerabilities Across Microsoft Products
## Overview
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat researchers have been credited with discovering 27 new vulnerabilities addressed by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), as part of its last nine months of security update releases.
## Vulnerabilities
The Microsoft vulnerabilities discovered included 27 vulnerabilities rated “important,” including Remote Code Execution, Privilege Elevation, Information Disclosure and one Denial of Service vulnerability.
The Unit 42 researchers credited are Zhibin Zhang, Tao Yan, Bo Qu, Gal De Leon, Haozhe Zhang, Bar Lahav, Yaron Samuel and Nadav Markus. Zhibin Zhang was also recognized as the top vulnerability discoverer in Q1 from the MSRC and most recently ranked 7th for the MSRC 2020 Q2 Security Leaderboard.
The recently discovered vulnerabili
Unit42
Unit 42 Discovers 27 New Vulnerabilities Across Microsoft Products
blogs_unit42·2020-10-02·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] Unit 42 Discovers 27 New Vulnerabilities Across Microsoft Products
Threat Research Center
Threat Research
Vulnerabilities
## Unit 42 Discovers 27 New Vulnerabilities Across Microsoft Products
John Harrison
Published: October 2, 2020
Threat Research
Vulnerabilities
Microsoft
Microsoft Security Response Center
Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)
Privilege escalation
Remote Code Execution
## Overview
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat researchers have been credited with discovering 27 new vulnerabilities addressed by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) , as part of its last nine months of security update releases.
## Vulnerabilities
The Microsoft vulnerabilities discovered included 27 vulnerabilities rated “important,” including Remote Code Execution, Privilege Elevation, Information Disclosure and one Denial of Service v
2020-06-09
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