Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2018· Updated Oct 21, 2025

CVE-2018-8440

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 7v5
Range: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft/Windows Server 2012 R2v5
Range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows RT 8.1v5
Range: Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft/Windows Server 2008v5
Range: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Microsoft/Windows Server 2012v5
Range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows 8.1v5
Range: 32-bit systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016v5
Range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2008 R2v5
Range: Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft/Windows 10v5
Range: 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows 10 Serversv5
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105153mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041578mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
blog.0patch.com/2018/08/how-we-micropatched-publicly-dropped.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
blog.0patch.com/2018/09/comparing-our-micropatch-with.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8440mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM

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