CVE-2018-8411

NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8411 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by KB4462917, released October 9, 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
0.0307
87th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when NTFS improperly checks access. 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 NTFS checks access.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 14393.2551 KB4462917 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.2551 KB4462917 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 15063.1387 KB4462937 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 15063.1387 KB4462937 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 16299.726 KB4462918 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.726 KB4462918 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 17134.345 KB4462919 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 17134.345 KB4462919 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 17763.55 KB4464330 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 17763.55 KB4464330 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.18005 KB4462922 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.18005 KB4462922 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462915 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462923 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462915 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462923 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4462941 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4462926 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4462941 Oct 9, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4462926 Oct 9, 2018
Windows RT 8.1 KB4462926 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462915 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462923 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462915 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4462923 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4462915 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4462923 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB4463097 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB4463104 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4463097 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4463104 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4463097 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4463104 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4463097 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4463104 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4463097 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4463104 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4462931 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4462929 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4462931 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4462929 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4462941 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4462926 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4462941 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4462926 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2016 14393.2551 KB4462917 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 14393.2551 KB4462917 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2019 17763.55 KB4464330 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 17763.55 KB4464330 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 16299.726 KB4462918 Oct 9, 2018
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 17134.345 KB4462919 Oct 9, 2018

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