CVE-2018-8233

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 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 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-404

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems; Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Serversversion 1803 (Server Core Installation)

References

Timeline

Published
Jun 14, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-8233: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix