CVE-2018-0744

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0744 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by KB4056888, released January 3, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
7.0
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1502
96th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.1356 KB4056888 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.1356 KB4056888 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 14393.2007 KB4056890 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.2007 KB4056890 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 15063.850 KB4056891 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 15063.850 KB4056891 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 16299.192 KB4056892 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.192 KB4056892 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17738 KB4056893 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17738 KB4056893 Jan 3, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4056899 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4056896 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4056899 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4056896 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2016 14393.2007 KB4056890 Jan 3, 2018
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 14393.2007 KB4056890 Jan 3, 2018
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 16299.192 KB4056892 Jan 3, 2018