PT-2018-1646 · Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers+4

Niels Ferguson · Published 2018-09-11 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8435

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description A security feature bypass issue exists due to the Windows Hyper-V BIOS loader's failure to provide a high-entropy source. This allows a remote attacker to bypass built-in security restrictions.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, and Windows 10 Servers, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-331

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01205

CVE-2018-8435

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

Windows Hyper-V

Windows Server 2016

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8435 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8435 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8435 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01205 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8435 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8435 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041624 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105240 · Note