CVE-2018-8589: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First published: Wed Nov 14 2018(Updated: )
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys, aka "Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Win32k | ||
| =sp1 | ||
| =sp2 | ||
| =r2-sp1 | ||
| =r2-sp1 |
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