CVE-2024-26169: Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local attacker with user permissions to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Required action (CISA)

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

Notes

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26169; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26169

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-269. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26169
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog