CVE-2018-8641

EPSS 1.1%◆ VulnCheck KEV

Vexday Risk Score

25Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Attend

PoC available → attend closely

CVSS —EPSS 1.1%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

12 Dec 2018Published on NVD

Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver 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. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8639.

Affected products

Microsoft · Windows 10 Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers Microsoft · Windows 7 Microsoft · Windows 8.1 Microsoft · Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 Microsoft · Windows Server 2019

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8641 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106090