7.0high
CVE-2018-8399
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
0
none known
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 10 Servers, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8404.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 Servers
- Microsoft Windows 10
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8399 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1041466 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/104998 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-8399
- NVD: CVE-2018-8399
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