CVE-2018-8166 Privilege escalation in Windows 10
An attacker can exploit a Win32k memory handling flaw to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8166?
CVE-2018-8166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8120, CVE-2018-8124, CVE-2018-8164.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8166?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x52j-3x33-rx5c.