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CVE-2018-8120

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 73.72% CISA KEV · Actively Exploited Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-05-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CISA KEV Details

Status: This CVE is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Ransomware use: Known

Added to KEV: 2022-03-15

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CVE
CVE-2018-8120
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
73.72%
Windows

Original NVD 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 Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8124, CVE-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.