PT-2018-9086 · Microsoft · Windows Server+3

James Forshaw · Published 2018-02-13 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-0821

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows 10 versions 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server, version 1709

Description: The issue is related to the handling of constrained impersonations in AppContainer, allowing an elevation of privilege. This could potentially enable attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations: For Windows 10 versions 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709: update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709: update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0821

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows Server

Windows Server 2016

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44149 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0821 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0821 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0821 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-0821 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102939 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040379 · Note