CVE-2023-36874

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-07-11), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 43%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
43%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

July 11, 2023

Last Modified

October 28, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36874
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36874
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174843/Microsoft-Error-Reporting-Local-Privilege-Elevation.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 99× in last 7d / 425× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,555 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-20 14:26 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-20 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 10:39 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-20 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-20 06:52 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-20 06:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-20 03:02 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-20 03:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-19 23:15 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-19 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-19 19:28 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-19 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-19 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-19 15:41 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-19 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-19 11:53 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-19 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-19 08:03 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-19 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-19 04:16 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-19 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-19 00:29 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-19 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 20:40 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-18 20:40 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-18 20:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-09-18 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-18 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-09-18 13:06 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-18 13:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 09:19 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-18 09:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 05:32 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-18 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 01:45 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-18 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 21:58 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-17 21:58 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-17 21:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-17 18:11 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-17 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-17 14:23 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-17 14:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-17 10:36 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-17 10:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-17 06:48 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-17 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-17 03:00 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-17 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-16 23:13 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-16 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-16 19:26 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-16 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-16 15:39 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-16 15:39 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-16 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  35. 2026-09-16 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-16 11:52 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-16 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-16 08:05 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-16 08:05 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-09-16 08:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-16 04:15 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-16 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-16 00:28 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-16 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-15 20:39 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-15 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-15 16:52 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-15 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-15 13:05 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-15 13:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-15 09:18 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-15 09:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-15 05:31 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-15 05:31 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-15 05:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-15 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-15 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-14 21:54 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-09-14 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  61. 2026-09-14 18:07 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-09-14 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-14 14:20 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-09-14 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-14 10:33 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-14 10:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-14 06:43 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-14 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-14 02:57 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-09-14 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-13 23:10 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-09-13 23:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-13 19:23 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-09-13 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-13 15:36 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (4 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCOctoberfest7/CVE-2023-36874_BOF
    First seen Aug 24, 2023

    Weaponized CobaltStrike BOF for CVE-2023-36874 Windows Error Reporting LPE

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCWh04m1001/CVE-2023-36874
    First seen Aug 23, 2023
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCcrisprss/CVE-2023-36874
    First seen Aug 22, 2023

    CVE-2023-36874 Proof of Concept

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCd0rb/CVE-2023-36874
    First seen Aug 20, 2023

    This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit written in C++ that demonstrates the exploitation of a vulnerability affecting the Windows Error Reporting (WER) component.

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/local/win_error_cve_2023_36874✓ verified
    First seen Jul 11, 2023

    Microsoft Error Reporting Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-36874?
CVE-2023-36874 is a critical vulnerability published on July 11, 2023. Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2023-36874 disclosed?
CVE-2023-36874 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 11, 2023, with the most recent update on October 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-36874 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-36874 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on July 11, 2023, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-36874?
CVE-2023-36874 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-36874?
CVE-2023-36874 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-36874?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-36874, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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