vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8702: Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 12, 2017 | Sep 12, 2017 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 12, 2017
Added
Sep 12, 2017
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
Windows Error Reporting (WER) in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to gain greater access to sensitive information and system functionality, due to the way that WER handles and executes files, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4038781microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4038783microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4038782microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4038782
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