CVE-2018-8440

High · 7.8 CISA KEV · ransomware

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

18.5%

Published

Sep 13, 2018

CISA due date

Apr 18, 2022

The record

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Introduced	Fixed