CVE Database · CVE-2018-8120
CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
73.72%
Published
May 9, 2018
Modified
Oct 28, 2025
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added: 2022-03-15 · Due: 2022-04-05
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Public PoC / Exploit (10)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
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.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (4)
References (9)