CVE-2018-8440

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
18.5%
EPSS
97%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Added to KEV
Mar 28, 2022
Remediation due
Apr 18, 2022 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Known
EPSS
18.5% as of Nov 12
In the news
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Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded