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CVE-2024-26169

Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.35146 Ransomware: known
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • Linked to known ransomware campaigns
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

14
microsoft windows 10 1507< 10.0.10240.20526
microsoft windows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.6796
microsoft windows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.5576
microsoft windows 10 21h2< 10.0.19044.4170
microsoft windows 10 22h2< 10.0.19045.4170
microsoft windows 11 21h2< 10.0.22000.2836
microsoft windows 11 22h2< 10.0.22621.3296
microsoft windows 11 23h2< 10.0.22631.3296

Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Mar 2024 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

2
msrcCVE-2024-26169Elevation of Privilege
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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