Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows - #VU10683

 

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows - #VU10683

Published: February 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10683
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.


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