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 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This module is tested against Windows 10 v1703 x86.
Module options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/windows/local/cve/2018_8453_win32k_priv_escmsf undefined(2018_8453_win32k_priv_esc) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(2018_8453_win32k_priv_esc) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(2018_8453_win32k_priv_esc) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(2018_8453_win32k_priv_esc) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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