CVE-2018-8584 Race condition in Windows 10

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a race condition in Windows ALPC 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-2018-8584?

CVE-2018-8584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Nov 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 when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8584?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8584?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-8584 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-8584 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cp85-4pfj-f5qq.

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