Microsoft SMB Server CVE-2018-0749 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Server when an attacker with valid credentials attempts to open a specially crafted file over the SMB protocol on the same machine. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass certain security checks in the operating system.
Affected Applications
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation)