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CVE-2018-0821

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

AppContainer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way constrained impersonations are handled, aka "Windows AppContainer Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709
• Microsoft Corporation AppContainer: Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/

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