CVE-2018-8453

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de elevación de privilegios en Windows cuando el componente Win32k no gestiona adecuadamente los objetos en la memoria. Esto también se conoce como "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". Esto afecta a 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 y Windows 10 Servers.

Microsoft Windows Win32k contains a vulnerability that allows an attacker to escalate privileges.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-03-14 CVE Reserved
2018-10-09 First Exploit
2018-10-10 CVE Published
2022-01-21 Exploited in Wild
2022-07-21 KEV Due Date
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-09-19 EPSS Updated

CWE

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467	Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828	Broken Link
https://github.com/ze0r/cve-2018-8453-exp
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ogKCo-Jp8vc7otXyu6fTig
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/dcbUeegM0BqErtDufOXfoQ
https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attacks/88151

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47134	2019-07-17
https://github.com/thepwnrip/leHACK-Analysis-of-CVE-2018-8453	2019-07-08
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153669/Microsoft-Windows-NtUserSetWindowFNID-Win32k-User-Callback.html	2024-08-05
https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack	2024-08-05
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/cve_2018_8453_win32k_priv_esc.rb	2018-10-09

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8453	2018-10-09

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1507 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1507"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1607"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1703 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1703"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1709 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1709"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1803 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1803"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1809 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1809"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7"				-		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Rt 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt 8.1"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 1709 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 1709"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 1803 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 1803"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"				-		sp2		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version "r2"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019"				-		-		Affected