# CVE-2018-0751: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2018-0751 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by KB4056888, released January 3, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0751 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 6.6 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0276 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation Less Likely - Published: Jan 18, 2018 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0751 ## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel API enforces permissions. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could impersonate processes, interject cross-process communication, or interrupt system functionality.

To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly enforces permissions.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | 10586.1356 | [KB4056888](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056888.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.1356 | [KB4056888](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056888.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.2007 | [KB4056890](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056890.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.2007 | [KB4056890](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056890.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | 15063.850 | [KB4056891](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056891.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.850 | [KB4056891](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056891.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | 16299.192 | [KB4056892](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056892.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems | 16299.192 | [KB4056892](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056892.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17738 | [KB4056893](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056893.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17738 | [KB4056893](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056893.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4056898](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056898.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4056895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056895.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4056898](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056898.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4056895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056895.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4056899](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056899.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4056896](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056896.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4056899](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056899.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4056896](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056896.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4056898](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056898.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4056895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056895.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4056898](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056898.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4056895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056895.md) | Jan 18, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.2007 | [KB4056890](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056890.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.2007 | [KB4056890](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056890.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) | 16299.192 | [KB4056892](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4056892.md) | Jan 3, 2018 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo