CVE-2018-8584

high

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 Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.

From the Tenable Blog

Microsoft Data Sharing Service Zero-Day Exploit Released on Twitter (CVE-2018-8584)
Microsoft Data Sharing Service Zero-Day Exploit Released on Twitter (CVE-2018-8584)

Published: 2018-10-24

Researcher discloses privilege escalation zero-day in Microsoft’s Data Sharing Service on Twitter and provides a proof-of-concept that could be used to deploy attacks in the wild.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46104/

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8584

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042119

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105808

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-11-14

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High