Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU8783

Security restrictions bypass in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-11818

Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: October 10, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8783

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11818

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows storage when it fails to validate an integrity-level check. A local attacker can cause the application with a certain integrity level to execute code at a different integrity level.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-11818

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11818

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