KEV · Actively exploited

CVE-2018-8120

CVE-2018-8120 is actively exploited (CISA KEV catalog) : high severity (CVSS 7.0), 0 tracked apps concerned, none still exposed on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 7.0
Exploitation: Confirmed
Tracked apps: 0
Still exposed: 0

Public exploit : ExploitDB Published on 2018-05-09

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 Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8124, CVE-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.

Attack vector : Local No user interaction

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS 73.72% predictive model; CISA confirms active exploitation percentile 99.4%

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2022-03-15
Remediation deadline: 2022-04-05
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware: Yes, known ransomware campaign

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