# CVE-2018-8410: Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2018-8410 is fixed in 26 products on 1 platform, first by KB4457131, released September 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8410 - Priority: Urgent - CVSS: 7.0 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0398 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation More Likely - Published: Sep 11, 2018 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8410 ## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.

A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.2485 | [KB4457131](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457131.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.2485 | [KB4457131](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457131.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | 15063.1324 | [KB4457138](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457138.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.1324 | [KB4457138](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457138.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | 16299.665 | [KB4457142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457142.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems | 16299.665 | [KB4457142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457142.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems | 17134.285 | [KB4457128](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457128.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems | 17134.285 | [KB4457128](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457128.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17976 | [KB4457132](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457132.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17976 | [KB4457132](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457132.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457144](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457144.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457145](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457145.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457144](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457144.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457145](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457145.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4457129](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457129.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4457143](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457143.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4457129](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457129.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4457143](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457143.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows RT 8.1 | | [KB4457129](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457129.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457144](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457144.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457145](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457145.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457144](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457144.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4457145](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457145.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4457144](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457144.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4457145](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457145.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4457135](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457135.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4457140](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457140.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4457135](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457135.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4457140](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457140.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4457129](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457129.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4457143](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457143.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4457129](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457129.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4457143](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457143.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.2485 | [KB4457131](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457131.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.2485 | [KB4457131](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457131.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) | 16299.665 | [KB4457142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457142.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | | Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | 17134.285 | [KB4457128](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4457128.md) | Sep 11, 2018 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. 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