CVE-2018-0823
Named Pipe File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2018-0823 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by KB4074588, released February 13, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
Urgent
CVSS
7.0
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0263
85th percentile
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exist when Named Pipe File System improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Named Pipe File System handles objects.</p>