7.8high
CVE-2018-07521 exploit
The Windows Kernel API in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 20…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
The Windows Kernel API in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way the Kernel API enforces permissions, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0751.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-43516 Microsoft Windows - NtImpersonateAnonymousToken LPAC to Non-LPAC Privilege Escalation · dos · 2018-01-11
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Windows kernel
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0752 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040095 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/102360 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43516/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-0752
- NVD: CVE-2018-0752
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