PT-2018-18455 · Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers+3

Amichai Shulman + 4 · Published 2018-06-12 · Updated 2020-02-13 · CVE-2018-8140

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 10 (affected versions not specified) Windows 10 Servers (affected versions not specified)

Description An Elevation of Privilege issue exists due to Cortana retrieving data from user input services without considering status. This allows attackers to affect the system. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8140

Affected Products

Cortana

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

References · 7

• 🔥 https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/want-to-break-into-a-locked-windows-10-device-ask-cortana-cve-2018-8140 · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8140 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8140 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8140 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104354 · Note
• https://t.me/malwr/2341 · Telegram Post
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041108 · Note