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

CVE-2018-8170

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows kernel image handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Image Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 10llm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8170nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104068nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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