SB2018022108 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: February 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022108
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 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: N/A)
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.