CVE-2018-8120

HighCVSS 7.0/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Aug 13, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-404

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows Server 200832-bit Systems Service Pack 2; 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation); Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2; x64-based Systems Service Pack 2; x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
MicrosoftWindows 732-bit Systems Service Pack 1; x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1; x64-based Systems Service Pack 1; x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)

References

Timeline

Published
May 9, 2018
Last modified
Aug 13, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Mar 15, 2022
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2018-8120: High severity, CVSS 7.0 | Vulnix