Description

Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in Windows Error Reporting allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20817

Vendor Advisory

Weaknesses

[email protected]

Primary
CWE-280

CVSS impact metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.8 · High

Information

Source identifier

[email protected]

Vulnerability status

Analyzed

Published

2026-01-13T18:16:08.647Z

33 hours ago

Last modified

2026-01-14T20:31:32.760Z

7 hours ago