CVE-2018-8120 (GCVE-0-2018-8120)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-09 19:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45
VLAI? CISA
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 ?
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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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    Microsoft Windows 7 Affected: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Affected: x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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    Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Affected: Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
Affected: x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Affected: x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-15

Due date: 2022-04-05

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8120

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