CVE-2018-8120

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
73.3%
EPSS
99%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Win32k
Added to KEV
Mar 15, 2022
Remediation due
Apr 5, 2022 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Known
Weakness
CWE-404
EPSS
73.3% as of Nov 12
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Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded