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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8219: Hypervisor Code Integrity Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8219: Hypervisor Code Integrity Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/12/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/12/2018
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V instruction emulation fails to properly enforce privilege levels, aka "Hypervisor Code Integrity Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4284880
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4284874
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4284819
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4284835
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4284880

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