7.0
HIGH
CVE-2018-8124
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description

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 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8120, CVE-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-8124 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-8124 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_7
3 Microsoft windows_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
5 Microsoft windows_server_2008
6 Microsoft windows_server_2012
7 Microsoft windows_server_2016
8 Microsoft windows_server_2012_r2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-8124.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104037 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8124 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Cruxer8Mech/Idk

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 26, 2024, 1:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 233 different CVEs too.
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lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.
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ycdxsb/WindowsPrivilegeEscalation

Collection of Windows Privilege Escalation (Analyse/PoC/Exp...)

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
296 stars 59 fork 59 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2021, 3:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 233 different CVEs too.
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hectorgie/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.
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0xT11/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 3 months ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.
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xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.
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qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3289 stars 678 fork 678 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-8124 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-8124 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-404
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104037 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104037 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8124 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8124 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1807:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:itanium:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:itanium:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104037 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-8124 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-8124 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.59 }} 0.17%

score

0.75823

percentile

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