PT-2020-2739 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting+1

Published 2020-06-09 · Updated 2025-07-06 · CVE-2020-1234

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Error Reporting (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the handling of hard links by the Windows Error Reporting service in Windows operating systems. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to gain execution on the victim system. The vulnerability is associated with improper handling of objects in memory.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02818

CVE-2020-1234

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Error Reporting

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1234 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1234 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02818 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1234 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1234 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1234 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/sameoldrein/status/1941885532667056375 · Twitter Post