CVE-2018-8592

Windows Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8592 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by KB4467708, released November 13, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.4
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0125
69th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 version 1809 when installed from physical media (USB, DVD, etc.) with the “keep nothing” option selected during installation. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain local access to an affected system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need physical access to the console of the affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing built-in account behavior after the setup process completes.</p> <p>For recommendations on managing the local administrator accounts, please see <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/implementing-least-privilege-administrative-models">Implementing Least-Privilege Administrative Models</a></p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2019 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 17763.134 KB4467708 Nov 13, 2018