CVE-2018-8589 Information

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys aka \Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\ This affects Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105796 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042140 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8589

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8