CVE-2018-8599

moderate-risk
Published 2018-12-12

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.43% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (12)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106094
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8599
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106094
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8599
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate