vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8347: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 14, 2018 | Aug 14, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 14, 2018
Added
Aug 14, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
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.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4343887microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4343885microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4343897microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4343909microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4343887
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