CVE-2017-8702

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    CVE-2017-8702

    Published: 13 Sept 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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".

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100785, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039353, https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8702

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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