High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8399

Description

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 10 Servers, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8404.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 10 Serversllm-fuzzy
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-2018-8399nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104998nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041466nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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