{ "data_version": "4.0", "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2020-16895", "ASSIGNER": "secure@microsoft.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "

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.

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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.

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The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Error Reporting manager handles process crashes.

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