Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Error Reporting (WER) when WER handles and executes files. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker can successfully exploit it.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain greater access to sensitive information and system functionality. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way that WER handles and executes files.</p>
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to < publicationaffected