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Windows Error Reporting EUVDEUVD-2026-99975

| CVE-2026-83747 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-10-13 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-pgqp-pq76-4h2v
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain local low-privilege access
  2. Exploit
    Invoke Windows Error Reporting code path
  3. Execution
    Trigger out-of-bounds read (CWE-125)
  4. Impact
    Disclose adjacent memory contents

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already have local, authenticated access to the affected Windows system at low privilege (CVSS PR:L, AV:L) and the ability to invoke or interact with the Windows Error Reporting component so the vulnerable out-of-bounds read code path is reached. No user interaction by a victim is needed (UI:N). Limiting factors: there is no remote vector, valid local credentials or an existing code-execution foothold are prerequisites, and the impact is confined to information disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N) - the bug cannot by itself alter data or crash the system, and affected builds are only those below the patched versions listed in the EUVD advisory (e.g., Windows 11 24H2 below 10.0.26100.9711, Server 2022 below 10.0.20348.5761).

Impact

This is a genuinely moderate, low-priority issue rather than an urgent threat. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 5.5) describes a local, low-privilege, no-interaction information disclosure with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability effect. All secondary signals agree and reinforce the low-urgency reading: CISA's SSVC framework reports Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, and Technical Impact=partial, which maps to a 'Track' rather than 'Act' disposition. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified in the provided data, so this is not an actively exploited bug. No EPSS score was supplied, so widespread-exploitation probability cannot be quantified from this data. The signals are consistent with one another - a high-CVSS confidentiality label driven by C:H, but gated behind local access and existing low-privilege authentication (PR:L), making it a memory-disclosure primitive rather than a standalone high-risk flaw. Realistically useful mainly as an information-leak component (e.g., defeating ASLR or harvesting memory contents) chained with a separate privilege-escalation or code-execution bug.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already has a low-privileged foothold on a Windows host (e.g., a standard user account or a compromised low-integrity process) triggers the Windows Error Reporting component to perform an out-of-bounds read, leaking adjacent process or kernel memory. The disclosed memory could contain sensitive data or pointers useful for bypassing mitigations like ASLR. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and local access plus valid credentials are required, so this is not remotely exploitable.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026

An out-of-bounds read in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) component of affected Windows client and server builds lets an attacker who already holds low-privileged local access on the host read memory beyond the bounds of an allocated buffer, resulting in disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the affected process's address space. The flaw carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) and is classified under CWE-125, meaning the sole impact is confidentiality - the bug cannot by itself modify data or cause a denial of service. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; CISA's SSVC assessment records Exploitation as "none" and Automatable as "no", and CISA KEV does not list this issue. This is a genuinely moderate, low-priority issue rather than an urgent threat: the attack surface is local-only, requires existing authenticated access and the ability to drive the vulnerable code path through WER, and yields information disclosure rather than code execution.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: Microsoft has published fixes for this CVE, and remediation is to install the current cumulative security update so the affected build reaches or exceeds the fixed build listed in the EUVD advisory for each platform - for example Windows 11 24H2 at 10.0.26100.9711 or later, Windows 11 23H2 at 10.0.22631.7652 or later, Windows 10 21H2/22H2 at 10.0.19044.7807 or later, Windows Server 2022 at 10.0.20348.5761 or later, and Windows Server 2025 at 10.0.26100.33650 or later; consult https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83747 for the complete build-to-platform mapping before scheduling maintenance. Because exploitation is local-only and presupposes an attacker already holding low-privileged code execution, the most effective compensating controls are reducing the number of accounts and processes that can run code locally on sensitive hosts: enforce least privilege so standard users cannot spawn arbitrary processes, restrict interactive logon and RDP access to trusted administrators, and use application control (WDAC/AppLocker) to block untrusted binaries that could invoke Windows Error Reporting with crafted inputs. Organizations that accept the operational cost may disable the Windows Error Reporting service (WerSvc) or apply policy to suppress crash dump and error-report generation, which removes the vulnerable code path's practical reachability but also eliminates crash telemetry used for troubleshooting and incident detection - this trade-off should be evaluated per host tier rather than fleet-wide. Additionally, restrict read access to crash dump directories and review event logs for unexpected WER activity by non-administrative accounts as a detective measure. Note that local, low-privileged access is the prerequisite, so hardening against privilege escalation and credential theft reduces the likelihood that this information-disclosure bug becomes a meaningful step in a larger intrusion chain.

Affected VersionsENISA

Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows 11 Version 26H2 10.0.26300.0 <10.0.26300.9711
Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7652
Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.9711
Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470
Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 <10.0.28000.3231
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.9711
Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.5761

Affected Packages

euvd windows_10_version_1607 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_10_version_1809 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_10_version_21h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_10_version_22h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_11_version_23h2 fix: 10.0.22631.7652
euvd windows_11_version_24h2 fix: 10.0.26100.9711
euvd windows_11_version_25h2 fix: 10.0.26200.9711
euvd windows_11_version_26h1 fix: 10.0.28000.3231
euvd windows_11_version_26h2 fix: 10.0.26300.9711
euvd windows_server_2012 fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2012_r2 fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_r2_server_core_installation fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_server_core_installation fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2016 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2016_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2019 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2019_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2022 fix: 10.0.20348.5761
euvd windows_server_2025 fix: 10.0.26100.33650
euvd windows_server_2025_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.26100.33650

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 20 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a classic out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in Windows Error Reporting, the built-in Microsoft telemetry and crash-handling subsystem (WerFault.exe / WerSvc and associated fault-reporting APIs) that collects diagnostic data when an application or driver faults. Because the code path reads past the end of an allocated buffer, adjacent memory can be returned as part of the error/crash reporting flow, which an attacker with local code execution could inspect. The root-cause class is a missing or insufficient bounds check on a length or index value before a read operation - a memory-safety defect, not a logic or authentication bypass. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N confirms the local attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required at the low level (PR:L), no victim interaction, and impact limited to high confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability effect. Affected builds span the entire currently supported Windows client and server line per the EUVD advisory (EUVD-2026-99975), covering Windows 10 1607 through 22H2, Windows 11 23H2 through 26H2, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025, including Server Core installations. No CPE strings were supplied with this record, so product enumeration relies on the EUVD version ranges, and no vendor-supplied CPE mapping was available to further narrow the component level.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.5 MEDIUM

Local-only Windows component reachable by an authenticated low-privilege user without interaction, yielding pure memory disclosure, so AV:L/PR:L/UI:N with C:H and I/A:N.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 20:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 19:20 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Error Reporting allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Windows Error Reporting ships in all supported Windows client and server editions
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

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