CVE

CVE-2018-8120

P1⬤ KNOWN RANSOMWARE USE

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft · Win32k

Date added (CISA)

2022-03-15

Remediation due

2022-04-05

Known ransomware use

Yes

Remediation priority

P1 — known ransomware use · past CISA due date

Description

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