Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-69362 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69362 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-69362?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Error Reporting.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69362?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-69362 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-69362?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Error Reporting. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER), a core Windows system service responsible for collecting crash dumps and diagnostic information. The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to trigger memory reuse by manipulating error reporting mechanisms, leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated SYSTEM privileges. The attack requires local system access and knowledge of the vulnerable code path, but does not require user interaction. No public exploit code is currently known to be in active use, though patches have been made available by Microsoft.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Error Reporting
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed: CVE-2026-69362 published