CVE-2018-0952 is an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector that allows for arbitrary file creation, affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Microsoft Visual Studio. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, a Proof-of-Concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion. Media coverage also confirms its inclusion in a past Microsoft Patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2015:-:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.