CVE-2018-0821

AppContainer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way constrained impersonations are handled, aka "Windows AppContainer Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability".

• CWE-269

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040379Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0821Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44149/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Feb 15, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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