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Microsoft CVE-2018-8140: Cortana Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2018-8140: Cortana Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/12/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/12/2018
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists when Cortana retrieves data from user input services without consideration for status. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute commands with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would require physical/console access and the system would need to have Cortana assistance enabled. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Cortana considers status when retrieves information from input services.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4284819-09802fac-5d82-4589-9da1-a1b16f7516c6
  • msft-kb4284819-12056057-df80-4f20-a9f8-c8b9bd18ccd6
  • msft-kb4284819-af7712ab-eaad-4b7d-8b8e-2a060c2bfe53
  • msft-kb4284835-3c78a800-e801-4176-a748-b741cf1f302a
  • msft-kb4284835-f0914666-2046-4a90-8eeb-2a49b3a2d663
  • msft-kb4284835-f74f5aaf-95df-4818-8df0-2986a9d1a34e

References

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