CVE-2017-8702: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Windows Error Reporting (WER) in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to gain greater access to sensitive information and system functionality, due to the way that WER handles and executes files, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only; version 1607 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: any version

Published 2017-09-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.