Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809
The flaw is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, a component of Microsoft's Windows 10 Version 1809, and it stems from improper privilege management. An attacker with local access and low-level privileges, who can run code without user interaction and must overcome a high-complexity attack condition, could exploit it to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 5 years after disclosure. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 5 years after disclosure.
- Disclosedday 0
- Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+5 yrs
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+5 yrs
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 3 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.