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CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2018-8440

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).

cat cve-2018-8440.json
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
CVSS
7.8
EPSS (exploit probability)
18.4%
Status
kevransomware use
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
Published

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-28. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-04-18.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.