CVE-2017-8633 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Error Reporting (WER) across various Windows operating systems, including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and Server versions from 2008 to 2016. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a significant risk, and allows an attacker with low privileges to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the attack vector is network-based, the attack complexity is high. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit codes available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Despite limited community discussion and media coverage, its high EPSS score suggests a notable potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.