Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-1082

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Error Reporting (WER) when WER handles and executes files, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1021, CVE-2020-1088.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1082?
CVE-2020-1082 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-1082?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1082 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.