Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
High CVSS 7.0 Listed in CISA KEV
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- Microsoft:Win32k
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Sources
- CISA KEV DATABASE
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8120 advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog kev
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104034 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849 Broken Link
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120 Patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653/ Exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8120 US Government Resource
Timeline
- kev_added CISA KEV
- kev_ingest CISA KEV
- nvd_ingest NVD