High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-0744

Description

The Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

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Affected products

Microsoft/Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: Windows 8.1, RT 8.1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, 10 Gold/1511/1607/1703/1709, Server 2016, Server 1709
Microsoft Corporation/Windows kernelv5
Range: Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/102351nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040090nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0744nvdVendor Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43446/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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