Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio
CVE-2018-8599
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.
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: 0.010 (62.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2015 Update 3, 2017, 2017 version 15.9
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2015
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 — versions 15.9
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
- Microsoft Windows 10 Servers — versions version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 1709, 1803
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8599 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106094 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8599?
- CVE-2018-8599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8599?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.