CVE-2018-8120HighMicrosoft CVSS 7.0CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Microsoft security update for CVE-2018-8120 — Windows

Published
May 8, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2018-8120 →

📋 Microsoft's advisory

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🎯 Affected products10

  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)

✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 3 KB articles

3 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.

KB articleUpdateFixed build
KB4103718Monthly Rollup—
KB4103712Security Only—
KB4131188Security Update—

🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2018-8120

EchelonGraph score
9.0 CRITICAL
CISA KEV
Listed since March 15, 2022
Fix status
A fix is available — apply it.

Description from the CVE record (CVE.org), as published by its numbering authority

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-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.

Published by Microsoft Corporation, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2018-8120, in its CVE record at CVE.org; reused under the CVE Program's Terms of Use (its licence and MITRE's copyright notice are in our Terms of Service).

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