CVE-2018-0886
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
- Microsoft Corporation WindowsAffected: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and…Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
The Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) 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 a remote code execution vulnerability due to how CredSSP validates request during the authentication process, aka "CredSSP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
4 sources with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
82% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changecritical → high
- Public exploit / PoCsource: other
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Windows 10 1511Operating Systems / windows
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1Operating Systems / windows
- Windows 8.1Operating Systems / windows
- Windows RT 8.1Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2012Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2016Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2012 R2Operating Systems / windows
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 7.0 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- securityfocus.com/bid/103265
- securitytracker.com/id/1040506
- blog.preempt.com/security-advisory-credssp
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