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CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2018-8611

Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory.

cat cve-2018-8611.json
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
CVSS
7.8
EPSS (exploit probability)
4.2%
Status
kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
Published

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-24. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-06-14.

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.