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

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 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. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8120, CVE-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.

Timeline

1. May 9, 2018, 7:00 PM UTCCVE published
2. Aug 5, 2024, 6:46 AM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Microsoft Windows 7

  32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  Version range not reported

• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

  Windows RT 8.1

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008

  32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012

  Version range not reported

• Microsoft Windows 8.1

  32-bit systems, x64-based systems

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  Version range not reported

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

  Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)

• Microsoft Windows 10

  32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

• Microsoft Windows 10 Servers

  version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

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