CVE-2018-8599 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio
An attacker can elevate privileges by exploiting improper file operation impersonation in the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service on 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-2018-8599?
CVE-2018-8599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio, published on 12 Dec 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-273
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8599?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-35827 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v453-rppj-85f4.