CVE-2018-8224 Privilege escalation in Windows 7
An attacker can exploit a Windows kernel memory handling flaw to elevate privileges on affected 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-2018-8224?
CVE-2018-8224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 14 Jun 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 when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8224?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8224?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9qj-vfxm-2p5x.