SB2018081437 - Privilege escalation in Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector for Microsoft Windows

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SB2018081437 - Privilege escalation in Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector for Microsoft Windows

Published: August 14, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018081437
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0952)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector allows to create files in arbitrary locations. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References