vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8599: Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 11, 2018 | Dec 11, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 11, 2018
Added
Dec 11, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
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.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4471323microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4471321microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4471327microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4471329microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4471324microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4471332microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4471321microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4471332
References
- BID-106094
- CVE-2018-8599
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-8599
- CWE-273
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4471321
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4471323
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4471324
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4471327
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4471329
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4471332
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