CVE-2024-26169
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-26169 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-06-13) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2024-26169 is indexed in GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows a local attacker with user permissions to gain SYSTEM privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.
- Who is affected
- Local users with permissions on Microsoft Windows systems.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Install the latest security patches for Windows Error Reporting Service.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 89% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2024-26169 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-26169: Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-06-13
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