CVE-2018-0868 — Improper Input Validation in Corporation Windows Installer

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents4 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
19
Microsoft Corporation Windows InstallerMicrosoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008+16 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 14
Latest updateMay 13

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".

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages17 packages

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-gg3w-qqxm-qvp6: Windows Installer in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2018-03-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - March 2018↗2018-03-13
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - March 2018↗2018-03-13
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