CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-8170
7.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-05-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.0 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.4 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-404
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Image Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1703
• microsoft windows 10 1709
• microsoft windows server 2016 1709
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104068 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8170 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104068 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8170 Patch, Vendor Advisory