---
id: CVE-2020-1132
title: >-
  An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting
  manager improperly handles file and folder links
summary: >-
  An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting
  manager improperly handles file and folder links. An attacker who successfully
  exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an
  elevate…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: microsoft
product: windows_10
affected:
  - windows_10
  - windows_10 = 1607
  - windows_10 = 1709
  - windows_10 = 1803
  - windows_10 = 1809
  - windows_10 = 1903
  - windows_10 = 1909
  - windows_server_2016
  - windows_server_2019
  - windows_server_2019 = 1803
  - windows_server_2019 = 1903
  - windows_server_2019 = 1909
published: '2020-05-21'
updated: '2026-08-19'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1132'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1132'
    label: secure@microsoft.com
  - url: >-
      https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1132
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00855
epssPercentile: 0.56864
ingestedAt: '2026-08-19T17:42:38.835Z'
---

## Overview

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting manager improperly handles file and folder links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Error Reporting manager handles file and folder links.

## Affected

- `windows_10`
- `windows_10 = 1607`
- `windows_10 = 1709`
- `windows_10 = 1803`
- `windows_10 = 1809`
- `windows_10 = 1903`
- `windows_10 = 1909`
- `windows_server_2016`
- `windows_server_2019`
- `windows_server_2019 = 1803`
- `windows_server_2019 = 1903`
- `windows_server_2019 = 1909`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.