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CVE-2018-0868

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Windows Installer in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how input is sanitized, aka "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709
• Microsoft Corporation Windows Installer: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103236
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040520
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0868
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103236
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040520
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0868

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