CVE-2024-26169

HIGH KEV RANSOMWARE

Windows Error Reporting Service - Elevation of Privilege

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-26169 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added June 13, 2024, with confirmed use in ransomware campaigns. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including kautilyagupt.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a Metasploit module that exploits CVE-2017-11882, a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word's Equation Editor, by generating a malicious RTF file. The exploit uses mshta.exe to execute a payload delivered via an HTA file hosted on a remote server.

Description

Windows Error Reporting Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by kautilyagupt · poc
https://github.com/kautilyagupt/CVE-2024-26169-Detail-1

This is a Metasploit module that exploits CVE-2017-11882, a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word's Equation Editor, by generating a malicious RTF file. The exploit uses mshta.exe to execute a payload delivered via an HTA file hosted on a remote server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Office Word (vulnerable versions with Equation Editor)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable version of Microsoft Office Word · Network access to deliver the HTA payload
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0401
EPSS Percentile 89.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2024-06-13
VulnCheck KEV 2024-06-12
InTheWild.io 2024-06-12
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2024-23445
Ransomware Use Confirmed
CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (15)
microsoft/windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.20526
microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.6796 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.5576 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.4170
microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.4170
microsoft/windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.2836
microsoft/windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.3296
microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.3296
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1
... and 5 more
Published Mar 12, 2024
KEV Added Jun 13, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026