CVE-2018-8120

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    CVE-2018-8120

    Published: 9 May 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8120, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104034, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849, https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653/

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High