Cortana Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2018-8140ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:46008 | Date: (C)2018-06-13 (M)2022-11-24 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists when Cortana retrieves data from user input services without consideration for status. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute commands with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would require physical/console access and the system would need to have Cortana assistance enabled. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Cortana considers status when retrieves information from input services.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server |
Microsoft Windows 10 |