CVE-2018-8167: High severity Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerability

Published May 9, 2018

Updated

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected Software

15 affected components

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10=1607

Microsoft Windows 10=1703

Microsoft Windows 10=1709

Microsoft Windows 10=1803

Microsoft Windows 7=sp1

Microsoft Windows 8.1

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008=sp2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008=r2-sp1

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2012=r2

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1709

Microsoft Windows Server 2016=1803

Remediation

Patch Available

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8167

Event History

May 9, 2018

CVE Published

via MITRE·07:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·07:00 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·07:29 PM

RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

Exploitation requires local access and low privileges. No user interaction is required, but the attacker must already be able to run code on the affected system.

Which systems are affected?

Affected platforms include Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows 10 Servers.

What is the remediation?

A patch is available. Apply the vendor-provided update for CVE-2018-8167 to affected Windows systems.