NVD

CVE-2018-8453 Detail

Modified

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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 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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name	Date Added	Due Date	Required Action
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability	01/21/2022	07/21/2022	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo	Insufficient Information	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 7/24/2024 12:47:11 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-404
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 1008 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::	Record truncated, showing 500 of 1017 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-::::::: *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:
Changed	Reference Type	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.html No Types Assigned	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Initial Analysis by NIST 12/03/2018 2:12:16 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CWE		CWE-264
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 1008 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453 No Types Assigned	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack No Types Assigned	https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Added	CVSS V2 Metadata		Access Complexity Insufficient Information

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-8453
NVD Published Date:
10/10/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Microsoft Corporation

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CVE-2018-8453 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 11:13:51 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 7/24/2024 12:47:11 PM

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 5/14/2024 1:27:59 AM

CWE Remap by NIST 10/02/2019 8:03:26 PM

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 7/16/2019 6:15:12 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 12/03/2018 2:12:16 PM

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 10/20/2018 3:29:00 AM

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 10/11/2018 6:29:05 AM

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