{"id":"CVE-2018-8120","title":"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 Serve…","summary":"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 Serve…","severity":"high","cvss":7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-404","CWE-404"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_7","affected":["windows_7","windows_server_2008","windows_server_2008 = r2"],"published":"2018-05-09","updated":"2026-08-13","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8120","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104034","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653/","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104034","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8120","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"epss":0.73434,"epssPercentile":0.99456,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2022-03-15","kevDueDate":"2022-04-05","kevRansomware":true,"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"zeroDay":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T06:00:54.258Z","exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"github":10,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/bigric3/cve-2018-8120","https://github.com/rip1s/CVE-2018-8120","https://github.com/ne1llee/cve-2018-8120"],"metasploit":["exploit/windows/local/ms18_8120_win32k_privesc"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-21T15:23:39.208Z"},"slug":"CVE-2018-8120","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_7`\n- `windows_server_2008`\n- `windows_server_2008 = r2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":83,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":38.5,"likelihood":14.7,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":5},"changes":[]}