CVE-2018-8233

7.8 highEPSS 1.5%

High (7.8) in microsoft. EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 73% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-404
Published: 2018-06-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_10
microsoft:windows_server_2016

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104383
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041093
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8233
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104383
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041093

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