CVE-2018-8440
high · 7.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2022-03-28Remediation due 2022-04-18
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 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.
7.8
CVSS
18.4%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2018-09-13
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_10_1703 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_10_1709 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_10_1803 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_7 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | all versions |
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8440
Query this programmatically:
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