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 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server...

CVE-2018-8399

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 10 Servers, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8404...

CVE-2018-8399

CVE-2018-8399 is a Windows Win32k elevation-of-privilege vulnerability. Connected sources confirm the flaw arises from improper handling of objects in memory within the Win32k.sys component, enabling local privilege escalation on Windows 7/10/Server variants. The EUVD and CVE-related records list...

Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2018-8399 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. This can result in the attacker gaining complete control of the affected system. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10...