CVE-2018-8599· NVD / CVE Program· CNA microsoft

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file oper

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations, aka "Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Local privilege escalation

BDU:2019-00005

Published: Dec 11, 2018
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 1.0% · 61th percentile
CWE: CWE-273

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CVSS: 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 1.0%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
microsoft	windows 10	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10
microsoft	visual studio	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio
microsoft	visual studio 2017	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017
microsoft	windows server 2016	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016
microsoft	windows server 2019	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

microsoft windows server 2016all versions
microsoft windows server 20161709
microsoft windows server 20161803
microsoft windows server 2019all versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio
- 2015 Update 3, 2017, 2017 version 15.9affected
Microsoft Windows 10
- 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems … (+3)affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Servers
- version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- (Server Core installation)affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- (Server Core installation)affected

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Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-273 · Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

CVSS vector

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

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Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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