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CVE-2018-8399

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in

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 Servers, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8404.

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.01626
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft windows 10all versions
microsoft windows serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD15 Aug 2018 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
msrcCVE-2018-8399Elevation of Privilege
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104998Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8399PatchVendor Advisory
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