VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-0863

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability5.21%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2019-05-16

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Windows

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles files, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource