CVE-2018-8347

Published Aug 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19998 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00276}

epss

{'score': 0.00375}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:54 AM
Reserved
Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 15, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:04 AM