Privilege escalation

The Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when the Win32k...

CVE-2017-8720

The Microsoft Windows graphics component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when the Win32k...

CVE-2017-8720

CVE-2017-8720 is a local elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows graphics stack tied to the Win32k component. The vulnerability arises when Win32k fails to properly handle memory objects, allowing an attacker who can run code on a system to execute with kernel or higher privileges. Affected pr...

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4038799)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4038799 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Microsoft Windows Win32k CVE-2017-8720 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Failed exploit attempts may result in a denial of service condition; this can result in the attacker gaining complete contro...