Microsoft Windows Registry CVE-2018-8410 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system. A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

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

CVE References

CVE-2018-8410