CVE-2018-8253

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Cortana allows arbitrary website browsing on the lockscreen, aka "Microsoft Cortana Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105009	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041477	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8253	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-08-15 17:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 00:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-8253

Mitre link : CVE-2018-8253

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-8253

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2016
windows_10

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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