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Go to dashboardMicrosoft Windows Win32k kernel component mishandles objects in memory, allowing local privilege escalation. An attacker with code running on the machine can gain SYSTEM-level control.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
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| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Win32k | vendor | – | – |
Unknown from the sources.
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Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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.
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