Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 MultiPoint Management access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016. This impacts an unknown function of the component MultiPoint Management. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-0828. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component MultiPoint Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how the MultiPoint management account password is stored, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was presented 02/13/2018 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0828 since 12/01/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/03/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the MultiPoint management account password is improperly secured. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106796 (KB4074590: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 February 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91432 (Microsoft Windows Security Update February 2018).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106796) and SecurityFocus (BID 102935†). See VDB-113229, VDB-113238, VDB-113240 and VDB-113244 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 106796
Nessus Name: KB4074590: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 February 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)
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OpenVAS ID: 65436
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4074590)
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Recommended: Patch
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113243

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SecurityFocus: 102935 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2018-0828 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040373

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2018 09:16
Updated: 02/03/2021 13:49
Changes: 02/14/2018 09:16 (87), 01/04/2020 17:15 (5), 02/03/2021 13:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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