High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8347
CVE-2018-8347
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected products
4- Range: Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
- Range: (Server Core installation)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8347nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104988nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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