SB2018022108 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: February 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022108
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to remote SvcMoveFileInheritSecurity procedure call. A remote attacker can use SvcMoveFileInheritSecurity to move a hardlinked file and gain system privileges.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.