CVE-2018-0821

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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".

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.0/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	AppContainer	Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Feb 15, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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