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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.

Published

2018-09-13T00:29:04.333

Last Modified

2025-04-08T15:42:23.577

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1607	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1703	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1709	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1803	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8.1	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_rt_8.1	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2016	-	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)