CVE-2018-8214 Privilege escalation in Windows 10
An attacker can exploit improper virtual registry management in Windows Desktop Bridge to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8214?
CVE-2018-8214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when Desktop Bridge does not properly manage the virtual registry, aka "Windows Desktop Bridge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8208.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8214?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8214 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-8214 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-56c2-3f8f-2pfq.