Important CVSS 6.4 2018-11 archive

Executive Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 version 1809 when installed from physical media (USB, DVD, etc.) with the “keep nothing” option selected during installation. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain local access to an affected system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need physical access to the console of the affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing built-in account behavior after the setup process completes. For recommendations on managing the local administrator accounts, please see Implementing Least-Privilege Administrative Models

Overview

6.4
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released Nov 13 2018
Last Updated Nov 13 2018
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Physical
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.1

EPSS Score

No EPSS score available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

5 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 4467708 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 4467708 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 4467708 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 4467708 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 4467708 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
4467708 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

None