CVE-2018-0983

Windows Storage Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0983 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by KB4088779, released March 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
0.0115
67th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Storage Services improperly handles objects in memory. 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 Storage Services handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.1478 KB4088779 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.1478 KB4088779 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems KB4088787 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems KB4088787 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems KB4088782 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems KB4088782 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 16299.309 KB4088776 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.309 KB4088776 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2016 KB4088787 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) KB4088787 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 16299.309 KB4088776 Mar 13, 2018