CVE-2018-0821 EXPLOIT
7.0
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
AppContainer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way constrained impersonations are handled, aka "Windows AppContainer Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability".
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.0 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.3% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-269 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-02-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - Constrained Impersonation Capability Privilege Escalation | 2018-02-20 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/
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