PT-2018-1659

CVE-2018-8468

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Published

2018-09-11

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Updated

2019-10-03

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CVSS 2.0
5.0
Medium
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions 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
Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege, allowing a sandbox escape. This can be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability is associated with insufficient access restrictions in the isolated environment of the Windows operating system.
Recommendations For Windows 7, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows Server 2012 R2, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows RT 8.1, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows Server 2008, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows Server 2012, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows 8.1, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows Server 2016, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows Server 2008 R2, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows 10, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability. For Windows 10 Servers, apply the necessary patch to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability.
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