CVE-2018-8589

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.

  • Published Nov 14, 2018
  • CVSS 7.8 high
  • 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2018-8589 at the National Vulnerability Database