Privilege escalation in Windows - #VU10683
Published: February 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10683
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
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 currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.