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CVE-2018-8120

KEV · Ransomware
Updated Aug 13, 2026 · PUBLISHED
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Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory.

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Affected packages

PackageVendor / ProductVersion rangeStatus
Windows 7Microsoft / Windows 732-bit Systems Service Pack 1affected
Windows 7Microsoft / Windows 7x64-based Systems Service Pack 1affected
Windows Server 2008Microsoft / Windows Server 200832-bit Systems Service Pack 2affected
Windows Server 2008Microsoft / Windows Server 200832-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)affected
Windows Server 2008Microsoft / Windows Server 2008Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2affected
Windows Server 2008Microsoft / Windows Server 2008x64-based Systems Service Pack 2affected
Windows Server 2008Microsoft / Windows Server 2008x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)affected
Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 R2Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1affected
Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 R2x64-based Systems Service Pack 1affected
Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft / Windows Server 2008 R2x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)affected