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CVE-2018-8453

CISA KEV RANSOMWARE
ACT NOW Priority: 0.00 BB Relevance: 0/100
Published: N/A Modified: N/A First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: pending_score

Description

Microsoft Windows Win32k contains a vulnerability that allows an attacker to escalate privileges.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor / Product Microsoft — Win32k
Date Added 2022-01-21
Remediation Due 2022-07-21
Ransomware Use CONFIRMED
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8453

Affected Software (17)

VendorProductVersion
microsoft windows_10_1507 -
microsoft windows_10_1607 -
microsoft windows_10_1703 -
microsoft windows_10_1709 -
microsoft windows_10_1803 -
microsoft windows_10_1809 -
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_8.1 -
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
microsoft windows_server_1709 -
microsoft windows_server_1803 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_server_2016 -
microsoft windows_server_2019 -

References & Advisories (6)

https://securelist.com/cve-2018-8453-used-in-targeted-attack
Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105467
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041828
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Bug Bounty Relevance

0 / 100
✓ Known exploited (KEV)

CVSS Score

Unscored

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

No EPSS data available

Intelligence Sources

kev ref →

External Links