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CVE-2018-8599: microsoft microsoft visual studio Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
Published 12-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8599 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Check for Dropped Privileges vulnerability in microsoft microsoft visual studio. EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.00%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.00% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.00%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft7 products
  • microsoft visual studio2015 Update 3 | 2017 | 2017 version 15.9
  • visual_studio2015:update3
  • visual_studio_201715.9
  • windows_1032-bit Systems | Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems | Version 1709 for x64-based Systems | Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems | Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems | Version 1803 for x64-based Systems | Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems | Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems | Version 1809 for x64-based Systems | x64-based Systems | na | 1607 | 1703 | 1709 | 1803 | 1809
  • windows 10 serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation) | version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

1 vendor · 7 products

References

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