Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1132
Published: May 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27816
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1132
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles file and folder links. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1132
Install update from vendor's website.