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CVE-2018-8589

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.

Published

2018-11-14T01:29:02.067

Last Modified

2025-04-04T15:32:36.710

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105796 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042140 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8589 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105796 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042140 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8589 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)