High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-0952

Description

An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists when Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector allows file creation in arbitrary locations, aka "Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows 10 Servers.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Servicellm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Visual Studiocpe-rescue
Range: 2015 Update 3
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)

Patches

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References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0952nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45244/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105048nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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