# CVE-2018-8599: Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2018-8599 is fixed in 21 products on 1 platform, first by KB4471321, released December 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8599 - Priority: Urgent - CVSS: 7.0 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0100 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation More Likely - Published: Oct 8, 2019 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8599 ## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.

An attacker with unprivileged access to a vulnerable system could exploit this vulnerability.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service properly impersonates file operations.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 | | [KB4469516](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4469516.md) | Oct 8, 2019 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | 15063.1506 | [KB4471327](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471327.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.1506 | [KB4471327](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471327.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.18063 | [KB4471323](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471323.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.18063 | [KB4471323](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471323.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo