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Go to dashboardMicrosoft Windows Win32k contains a flaw that lets a local user raise their privileges. An attacker who already has a foothold on a Windows machine can gain higher, system-level access.
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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.
Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2018-8453 per vendor instructions, as CISA directs.
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 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
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