Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added May 23, 2022 • Due June 13, 2022 • CVE-2018-8589

Overdue Microsoft / Win32k

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.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8589

Additional Information

Catalog Version: 2025.01.24
Catalog Released: Jan. 24, 2025
Days Until Due: 0 days
Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago