CVE-2018-8440

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

References

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/a-look-inside-the-ransomware-ecosystem

https://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/sodinokibi-ransomware/

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440

https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html

https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3