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CVE-2018-8599

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-273

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations, aka "Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio: 2015-update3
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): 15.9
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709, 1803
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Visual Studio: 2015 Update 3, 2017, 2017 version 15.9
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems (+9)
• Microsoft Windows 10 Servers: version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: (Server Core installation)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: (Server Core installation)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106094
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8599
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106094
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8599

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