CVE-2018-8589 — Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run remote code in the security context of the local system.

How to fix CVE-2018-8589

No package mapping is available — consult the references below for vendor-specific guidance.

Is CVE-2018-8589 being exploited?

Yes — CVE-2018-8589 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.

Affected packages (0)

No package mapping in OSV.