SB2018081437 - Privilege escalation in Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector for Microsoft Windows
Published: August 14, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018081437
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0952)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector allows to create files in arbitrary locations. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.