Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Diagnostic Hub access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Diagnostic Hub. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0952. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Diagnostic Hub. 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 bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was shared 08/14/2018 by Matt as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0952 since 12/01/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists when Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector allows file creation in arbitrary locations.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111685 (KB4343887: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 August 2018 Security Update (Foreshadow)), 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 91465 (Microsoft Windows Security Update August 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 Exploit-DB (45244), Tenable (111685) and SecurityFocus (BID 105007†). The entries VDB-122825, VDB-122827, VDB-122828 and VDB-122829 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 111685
Nessus Name: KB4343887: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 August 2018 Security Update (Foreshadow)
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Recommended: Patch
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0952 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122849
SecurityFocus: 105007 - Microsoft Windows Device Guard CVE-2018-8200 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041466

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

Created: 08/14/2018 21:32
Updated: 10/13/2025 02:35
Changes: 08/14/2018 21:32 (76), 03/15/2020 14:40 (19), 05/01/2023 16:50 (5), 10/13/2025 02:35 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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