Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-8455 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	105211
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2018-8455
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Sep 11 2018 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 11 2018 12:00AM
Credit:	Microsoft
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 0 Microsoft Windows Server 1803 0 Microsoft Windows Server 1709 0 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 for 64-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 0
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-8455 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-8455 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-8455 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Homepage (Microsoft)
  
• CVE-2018-8455 | Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Microsoft)