Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8219
Published: June 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13319
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8219
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when Windows Hyper-V instruction emulation fails to properly enforce privilege levels. An adjacent attacker can gain elevated privileges on a target guest operating system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8219
Install updates from vendor's website.