Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2018-10514
A Missing Impersonation Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2018 (Consumer) products could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-962/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- esupport.trendmicro.com/en-US/home/pages/technical-support/1120742.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10514?
- CVE-2018-10514 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10514?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.