CVE-2018-8453

medium Microsoft ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
EPSS Score
70.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Published: October 10, 2018 (2889 days ago)
Last Modified: August 13, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2022-01-21
Remediation Due: 2022-07-21 (⚠ 1510d overdue)
Ransomware Campaign: Known

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 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.

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 7Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft Windows RT 8.1Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2019Microsoft Windows Server 2012Microsoft Windows 8.1Microsoft Windows Server 2016Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft Windows 10

References

🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 securelist.com 🔗 portal.msrc.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 packetstormsecurity.com