Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior, aka "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105030
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8339
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0107
EPSS Percentile
60.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (15)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
1607
microsoft/windows_10
1703
microsoft/windows_10
1709
microsoft/windows_10
1803
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
... and 5 more
Published
Aug 15, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026