Cybersecurity Alerts

Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Classification

CWE-59

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1315