PT-2020-4872 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting+1

Published 2020-11-10 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-17007

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/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 insecure privilege management in the Windows Error Reporting service, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This could allow an attacker to affect the system. No information is available on the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

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:2020-05426

CVE-2020-17007

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Error Reporting

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17007 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-17007 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17007 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17007 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17007 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-17007 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05426 · Security Note