Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8468 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to run processes in an elevated context when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8465.

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