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CVE-2018-8253
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Cortana allows arbitrary website browsing on the lockscreen, aka "Microsoft…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.9%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Cortana allows arbitrary website browsing on the lockscreen, aka "Microsoft Cortana Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016
- affected (Server Core installation)
- affected Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
References (3)
- 1041477 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8253 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 105009 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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