CVE-2018-8589 (GCVE-0-2018-8589)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-14 01:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45
VLAI?
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys, aka "Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 |
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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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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