CVE-2018-8599

HIGH

Microsoft Visual Studio - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations, aka "Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106094

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0099
EPSS Percentile 59.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-273
Status published
Products (12)
microsoft/visual_studio 2015 update3
microsoft/visual_studio_2017 15.9
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10 1607
microsoft/windows_10 1703
microsoft/windows_10 1709
microsoft/windows_10 1803
microsoft/windows_10 1809
microsoft/windows_server_2016
microsoft/windows_server_2016 1709
... and 2 more
Published Dec 12, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026