Microsoft Win32k CVE-2018-8120 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component 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 7
Windows Server 2008

CVE References

CVE-2018-8120