Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-8455 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

description-logoDescription

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Kernel properly handles objects in memory.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

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

CVE References

CVE-2018-8455