PT-2019-2171 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting+1

Gal De Leon + 1 · Published 2019-05-14 · Updated 2026-03-01 · CVE-2019-0863

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) (affected versions not specified)

Description An elevation of privilege issue exists in the way Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles files. This vulnerability is related to insufficient access restrictions in the Windows Error Reporting service. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-01937

CVE-2019-0863

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Error Reporting

References · 15

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/46917 · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-0863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0863 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01937 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0863 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117669 · Telegram Post
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153008/Angry-Polar-Bear-2-Microsoft-Windows-Error-Reporting-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html · Note
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · Note
• https://cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2019-0863 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0863 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46526 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/malwr/1659 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv · Note