Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8124,...

CVE-2018-8166

The CVE-2018-8166 entry is supported by connected documents describing a Win32k privilege-escalation vulnerability in Windows where the Win32k component mishandles objects in memory, allowing local kernel-mode code execution if exploited. Affected products span multiple Windows versions (e.g., Wi...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4103731)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4103731 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4103718)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4103718 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4103723)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4103723 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4103725)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4103725 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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...

Description of the security update for the vulnerability in Windows Server 2008, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: May 08, 2018

Description of the security update for the vulnerability in Windows Server 2008, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Windows Embedded Standard 2009: May 08, 2018 Summary An elevation of privilege vulnerability and an information disclosure vulnerability exist in Windows when the Win32k component...

Microsoft Win32k Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2018-8166)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system...

Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2018-8166 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit...