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Unscored CVE-2017-8702 EUVD-2017-17648GHSA-5xrm-53vv-xv34

Windows Error Reporting (WER) in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to gain greater acce…

Published Sep 13, 2017 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

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".

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 —

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