Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-8897 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

CVE References

CVE-2018-8897