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CVE-2018-8639

CWE-404

Critical

90.7

RPS

Description

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 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8641.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
22.17%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Mar 2025
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-404
Published
12 Dec 2018
Last modified 29 Oct 2025

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Data as of 8 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2018-8639 · RPS 90.7 · DevSecure Intelligence