CVE-2018-8599 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file ope…
published 2018-12-12 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-20214
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 10 Servers
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-273 Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8599
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/106094
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-8599
- NVD CVE-2018-8599
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.