CVE-2018-8120 (GCVE-0-2018-8120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-09 19:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45
VLAI?
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 Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8124, CVE-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.
Severity ?
CWE
- Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Affected: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) Affected: Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 Affected: x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Affected: x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) |
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Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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