CVE-2018-8453
high · 7.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2022-01-21Remediation due 2022-07-21
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 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
7.8
CVSS
70.0%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2018-10-10
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | all 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_10_1809 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_7 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_1709 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_1803 | 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 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | all versions |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453
- https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453
- https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8453
Query this programmatically:
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