Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-11829
Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: October 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8786
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-2017-11829
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Windows Update Delivery Optimization component of Microsoft Windows due to improper access controls when handling file shares. A local attacker can access the system and execute a Delivery Optimization job that submits malicious input, overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11829
Install update from vendor's website.