vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-1234: Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 9, 2020 | Jun 9, 2020 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 9, 2020
Added
Jun 9, 2020
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting improperly handles objects in memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4561649microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4561616microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4561602microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4561621microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4561608microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4560960microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4560960microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4557957microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4561616microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4561608msft-kb4557957-abd03b60-058d-4d8e-92d8-350e56c295admsft-kb4560960-35eeaed4-c0c0-436f-a584-b58f31a89642msft-kb4560960-ad75f2bc-0622-4a84-a93d-bb94fe8cff13
References
- CVE-2020-1234
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-1234
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4557957
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4560960
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4561602
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4561608
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4561616
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4561621
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4561649
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