Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-8440
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.743
EPSS Ranking 98.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Proposed Action
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).
Ransomware Campaign
Known
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440
Products affected by CVE-2018-8440
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-