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CVE-2018-8589
published 2018-11-14

CVE-2018-8589: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys, aka "Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."…

high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
KEVITW
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitydue 2022-06-13
Exploited in the wild
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys, aka "Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.

Affected

18 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftwindows_7
microsoftwindows_7
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008_r2
microsoftwindows_server_2008_r2
microsoftwindows_server_2008_r2
msrcwindows_7_for_32-bit_systems_service_pack_1
msrcwindows_7_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_1
msrcwindows_server_2008_for_32-bit_systems_service_pack_2
msrcwindows_server_2008_for_itanium-based_systems_service_pack_2
msrcwindows_server_2008_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_2
msrcwindows_server_2008_r2_for_itanium-based_systems_service_pack_1
msrcwindows_server_2008_r2_for_x64-based_systems_service_pack_1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck7.8HIGH
cisa7.8HIGH