CVE-2018-8453

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 RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attackExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attackExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8453US Government Resource

Published

Oct 10, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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