Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2018-8589
CVE-2018-8589
(Last updated October 06, 2023) ▾
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Description
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.
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Technical Analysis
Reported as exploited in the wild as part of Google’s 2020 0day vulnerability spreadsheet they made available at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkNJ0uQwbeC1ZTRrxdtuPLCIl7mlUreoKfSIgajnSyY/edit#gid=1869060786. Original tweet announcing this spreadsheet with the 2020 findings can be found at https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1329837665378725888
CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Vendors
- microsoft
Products
- windows 7 -,
- windows server 2008 -,
- windows server 2008 r2
Exploited in the Wild
