# CVE-2018-0820: The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0742, CVE-2018-0756, CVE-2018-0809 and CVE-2018-0843.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0820
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102945
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040373

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