CVE-2019-1315
Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows
Vulnerability details
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.
Added to CISA KEV: 2022-03-15
Ransomware campaign use: Known
CISA due date: 2022-04-05
Defensive guidance from CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.
Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC