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Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service Improper Privilege Management

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local attacker with user permissions to gain SYSTEM privileges. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-06-13. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

Why this severity: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use

Started
Mar 12, 2024
Closed
Jun 13, 2024

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Affected

  • See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

Fixed in

  • See vendor advisory linked in sources

Timeline2

  1. CISA added CVE-2024-26169 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-07-04)

    Source
  2. CVE-2024-26169 published

    Source

Advisories3

Notes & caveats

Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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