PT-2023-3830 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting Service+1

Maddie Stone + 1 · Published 2023-07-11 · Updated 2025-01-23 · CVE-2023-36874

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 Service (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Error Reporting Service, which allows attackers to affect the system. This vulnerability is associated with insecure privilege management and can be exploited to gain administrator privileges on a Windows device. There have been reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. The Falcon Complete MDR team has discovered and blocked a zero-day exploit affecting Windows Error Reporting.

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

Exploit

LPE

Link Following

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04122

CVE-2023-36874

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Error Reporting Service

References · 83

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/win_error_cve_2023_36874.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Wh04m1001/CVE-2023-36874 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Octoberfest7/CVE-2023-36874_BOF · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/d0rb/CVE-2023-36874 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174843/Microsoft-Error-Reporting-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html · Exploit
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/c4m3l-security/CVE-2023-36874 · Exploit, Deleted
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36874 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36874 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36874 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36874 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36874 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04122 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36874 · Security Note
• https://t.me/freedomf0x/20265 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/hack_git/status/1693914840052461646 · Twitter Post