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CVE-2018-8611Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

7.8 HIGHEPSS 4.19%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

OverviewAffected ProductsReferences
NVD CVE.org

Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
7.8HIGH3.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2HIGH2.0NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Jun 14, 2022

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2018-8611
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Published
Dec 12, 2018
Last modified
2026-06-17 02:05 UTC
Weaknesses

Sources

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