CVE-2018-8208

2 known exploits for CVE-2018-8208

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when Desktop Bridge does not properly manage the virtual registry, aka "Windows Desktop Bridge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8214.

Affected products: Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows 10: = 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803

Fix: Available
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HIGH
EPSS: 3.2% (87th percentile)
NVD status: Modified
Published: 2018-06-14

CVE-2018-8208 at NVD

Authoritative description, scoring and affected products

Windows 10 - #Windows10 Desktop Bridge Activation Arbitrary Directory Creation Privilege Escalation

2018-06-20 Google Security ResearchZDT

Microsoft Windows 10 - Desktop Bridge Activation Arbitrary Directory Creation Privilege Escalation

2018-06-20 Google Security ResearchEXPLOITDB