CVE-2018-8584

HIGH ⚠ Exploit

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects W...

Affects 5 products across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.07.8
EPSS2.7%
Percentile86th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Requires local access, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-367: CWE-367
Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-27 Leveraging Race Conditions via Symbolic Links
via CWE-367
CAPEC-29 Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
via CWE-367

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

A vulnerability in Windows allows an attacker to elevate their privileges due to improper handling of ALPC calls.

BSID: BS-2018-GLOBAL-171592-H • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-8584?
A vulnerability in Windows allows an attacker to elevate their privileges due to improper handling of ALPC calls.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-8584?
CVE-2018-8584 has CVSS 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 2.7%.
Is CVE-2018-8584 actively exploited?
Public exploit available for CVE-2018-8584. Exploitation risk elevated.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-8584?
Priority: HIGH. Advisory: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8584 PSIRT: [email protected]
What systems are affected by CVE-2018-8584?
CVE-2018-8584 affects Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation).
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2018-8584
BSIDBS-2018-GLOBAL-171592-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2018-11-14
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-367
SourceNVD
Official Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted ALPC calls to the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access to system resources.

Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 1803
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 No version listed by source
Microsoft Windows 10 1607 1703 1709 1803 1809
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 1709 1803
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) No version listed by source
Remediation
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Remediation Priority: HIGH

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]
Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2893 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public Exploit⚠ Available — Reference
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
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