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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-20204 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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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-05-23'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:45:47.156Z

Reserved: 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-8589

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T07:02:25.739Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-14T01:29:02.067

Modified: 2025-10-22T00:16:28.217

Link: CVE-2018-8589

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