CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-8455
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-09-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/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 handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• microsoft windows 10 1703
• microsoft windows 10 1709
• microsoft windows 10 1803
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows server 2016
• microsoft windows server 2016 1709
• microsoft windows server 2016 1803
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105211 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041635 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8455 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105211 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041635 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8455 Patch, Vendor Advisory