An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior, aka "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Related CVEs

CVE-2018-8339

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-5x7v-x3pp-6x6m

Published

May 13, 2022 1:53 AM

Last Modified

May 13, 2022 1:53 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: July 28, 2025 6:37 AM

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