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CVE-2019-1315: Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2019-1315 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-15

Technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) manager due to improper handling of hard links. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could bypass file access restrictions to overwrite targeted files, potentially leading to an elevated system status.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803, 1903
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Timeline

  • 2019-10-11: disclosed: Initial NVD analysis published
  • 2022-03-15: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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