{
    "id": "CVE-2018-8120",
    "published": "2018-05-09 19:29:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-08-13 05:17:18",
    "cvss_score": "7.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-404",
    "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 Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8124, CVE-2018-8164, CVE-2018-8166.",
    "epss_score": "0.73434",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99451",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-04-05",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:22:53",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-05."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_7"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2008"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2018-8120",
        "date_added": "2022-03-15",
        "due_date": "2022-04-05",
        "vendor": "Microsoft",
        "product": "Win32k",
        "name": "Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "45653",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows - SetImeInfoEx Win32k NULL Pointer Dereference (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2018-10-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104034",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849",
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104034",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849",
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8120"
    ]
}