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GHSA-67QX-V8W9-Q5X5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:53 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31

Details

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)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2018-8589 (GCVE-0-2018-8589)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-14 01:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45

Summary

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Elevation of Privilege

Assigner

microsoft

References

URL

Tags

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	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042140	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

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)

	Microsoft	Windows 7	Affected: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Affected: x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
	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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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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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CVE-2018-8589 (GCVE-0-2018-8589)

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