FKIE_CVE-2018-8233

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-14 12:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:04
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104383Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041093Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8233Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104383Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041093Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8233Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_10 1803
microsoft windows_server_2016 1803
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