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CVE-2018-8453

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2…

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CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.5/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
Fresh EPSS: 70.04%: +0.35

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Check Point Research

Press · 26 Oct 2020, 07:00 · Exploit Developer Spotlight: The Story of PlayBit - Check Point Research

Computer Weekly

Press · 03 Jul 2019, 07:00 · Sodin ransomware exploiting Windows zero-day, Kaspersky warns - Computer Weekly

Securelist

Press · 03 Jul 2019, 07:00 · Sodin ransomware exploits Windows vulnerability and processor architecture - Securelist

Securelist

Press · 15 Apr 2019, 07:00 · New zero-day vulnerability CVE-2019-0859 in win32k.sys - Securelist

IT Security Guru

Press · 12 Dec 2018, 08:00 · Kaspersky Lab Uncovers Third Windows Zero Day Exploit In Three Months. - IT Security Guru

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Securelist

Press · 12 Dec 2018, 08:00 · Zero-day in Windows Kernel Transaction Manager (CVE-2018-8611) - Securelist

BleepingComputer

Press · 14 Nov 2018, 08:00 · Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Cyber Attacks - BleepingComputer

Tripwire

Press · 01 Nov 2018, 07:00 · Tripwire Patch Priority Index for October 2018 - Tripwire

TechTarget

Press · 10 Oct 2018, 07:00 · October Patch Tuesday grounds JET Database Engine flaw - TechTarget

Kaspersky

Press · 10 Oct 2018, 07:00 · Zero-day vulnerability in Windows captured by our technologies - Kaspersky

Securelist

Press · 10 Oct 2018, 07:00 · Zero-day exploit (CVE-2018-8453) used in targeted attacks - Securelist

www.trendmicro.com

Press · 10 Oct 2018, 07:00 · Patch Tuesday Fixes JET Database Engine, Win32K bugs - www.trendmicro.com

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence

exploitdb #47134 2019-07-17

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 70.0%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:02.857210+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

10 Oct 2018, 07:00

Published

10 Oct 2018, 13:00

Latest press mention

26 Oct 2020, 07:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

21 Jan 2022, 00:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:58

PoCs on GitHub

1 repositories