CVE-2019-0863
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles files, aka 'Windows Error Reporting…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles files, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.2% · top 7.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Affected products
- affected 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- affected 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected 8.1 for 32-bit systems
- affected 8.1 for x64-based systems
- affected RT 8.1
- affected 10 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- affected 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation)
- affected 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected 2012
- affected 2012 (Core installation)
- affected 2012 R2
- affected 2012 R2 (Core installation)
- affected 2016
- affected 2016 (Core installation)
- affected version 1803 (Core Installation)
- affected 2019
- affected 2019 (Core installation)
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
- affected unspecified
References (3)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0863 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153008/Angry-Polar-Bear-2-Microsoft-Windows-Error-Reporting-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0863 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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