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Microsoft CVE-2018-0828: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2018-0828: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/13/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/13/2018
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the MultiPoint management account password is improperly secured. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must first log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Multipoint management account password is stored.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4074590-c7d8f24b-1f39-4a05-b66d-d0cda05ff280
  • msft-kb4074590-e990e36e-fd8f-411d-a9c1-1198447a26ce
  • msft-kb4074590-f5f58231-ac5d-4640-ab1b-9dc8d857c265

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