CVE-2018-8140

Cortana Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8140 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by KB4284819, released June 12, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0174
77th percentile

<p>An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists when Cortana retrieves data from user input services without consideration for status. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute commands with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would require physical/console access and the system would need to have Cortana assistance enabled.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Cortana considers status when retrieves information from input services.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 16299.492 KB4284819 Jun 12, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.492 KB4284819 Jun 12, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 17134.112 KB4284835 Jun 12, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 17134.112 KB4284835 Jun 12, 2018
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 16299.492 KB4284819 Jun 12, 2018
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 17134.112 KB4284835 Jun 12, 2018