PoC Exploit Released for Windows Error Reporting ALPC Privilege Escalation
ID: 9ed5c223-7320-51bb-9e63-f4812e8ce055
STIX ID: report--9ed5c223-7320-51bb-9e63-f4812e8ce055
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PoC for CVE-2026-20817 discloses a Windows Error Reporting ALPC privilege escalation that allows an authenticated low-privilege user to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by abusing the SvcElevatedLaunch (method 0x0D) and supplying a shared-memory command line; the flaw affects Windows 10/11 and Server 2019/2022 prior to the January 2026 patch and organizations are advised to apply updates and monitor for suspicious WerFault.exe activity.
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