high7.8Known exploited
CVE-2018-8440
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-03-28. Federal due date: 2022-04-18.
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Impact
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1607 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1703 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1709 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1803 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Rt 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | All versions |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.html
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8440