High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8134

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel API enforces permissions, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Kernelllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft/Windows 8.1cpe-rescue
Range: 32-bit systems
Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.1cpe-rescue
Range: Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft/Windows Server 2012cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)

Patches

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References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8134nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104041nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44630/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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