VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-8120

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability73.29%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2018-05-09
Last modified2026-08-13
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Win32k

Description

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 Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8124, CVE-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Primary references