Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Mar 12, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.0% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-269
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- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.0%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · microsoft
- 7.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 13, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Jul 4, 2024.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1809 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809 |
| microsoft | windows 10 21h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2 |
| microsoft | windows 10 22h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 21h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 22h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 23h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016 |
| microsoft | windows server 2019 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019 |
and 2 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versions
- microsoft windows server 2008r2
- microsoft windows server 2012r2
- microsoft windows server 2016all versions
- microsoft windows server 2019before 10.0.17763.5576
- microsoft windows server 2022before 10.0.20348.2333
- microsoft windows server 2022 23h2before 10.0.25398.763
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
- 10.0.10240.0 and later · before 10.0.10240.20526affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
- 10.0.14393.0 and later · before 10.0.14393.6796affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.5576affected
- 10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.5576affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- 10.0.19043.0 and later · before 10.0.19044.4170affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- 10.0.19045.0 and later · before 10.0.19045.4170affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
- 10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.22000.2836affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- 10.0.22621.0 and later · before 10.0.22621.3296affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
- 10.0.22631.0 and later · before 10.0.22631.3296affected
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
- 10.0.22631.0 and later · before 10.0.22631.3296affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- 6.3.9600.0 and later · before 6.3.9600.21871affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- 6.3.9600.0 and later · before 6.3.9600.21871affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- 10.0.14393.0 and later · before 10.0.14393.6796affected
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-11-17 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- CISA KEV+92 d
- First PoC+614 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+931 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-38014182 days apartWindows Installer Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityKEV63This week
- CVE-2025-33067455 days apartWindows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability33Monitor
- CVE-2025-21287308 days apartWindows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2023-23412364 days apartWindows Accounts Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2025-47955455 days apartWindows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2025-27468427 days apartWindows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability28Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege ManagementCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-269 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
kind: ClusterRolerules: - apiGroups: ["*"] resources: ["*"] verbs: ["*"]Fixed
kind: Rolemetadata: namespace: lodos-systemrules: - apiGroups: ["apps"] resources: ["deployments"] verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26169
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-26169
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.