CVE-2018-8599 : An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations, aka "Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Published 2018-12-12 00:29:01

Updated 2020-09-14 12:59:41

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2018-8599

Microsoft » Visual Studio » Version: 2015 Update Update3
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Microsoft » Windows 10 » Version: N/A
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Microsoft » Windows 10 » Version: 1607
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Microsoft » Windows 10 » Version: 1703
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Microsoft » Windows 10 » Version: 1709
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Microsoft » Windows 10 » Version: 1803
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Microsoft » Windows 10 » Version: 1809
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2016 » Version: N/A
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2016 » Version: 1709
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2016 » Version: 1803
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Microsoft » Visual Studio 2017 » Version: 15.9
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2019 » Version: N/A
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8599

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 28 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-8599

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-8599

CWE-273 Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

The product attempts to drop privileges but does not check or incorrectly checks to see if the drop succeeded.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-8599

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106094

Microsoft Windows CVE-2018-8599 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8599

CVE-2018-8599 | Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-8599

Products affected by CVE-2018-8599

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8599

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-8599

CWE ids for CVE-2018-8599

References for CVE-2018-8599