vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8497: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 9, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 9, 2018
Added
Oct 9, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4462917microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4462937microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4462918microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4462919microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4464330microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4462917microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4464330
References
- BID-105478
- CVE-2018-8497
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-8497
- CWE-404
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462917
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462918
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462919
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462937
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4464330
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