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CVE-2018-8589

CVE-2018-8589

61.5–78.0Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys, aka "Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Nov 14, 2018
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
85%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS3.02%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 86.0%

Source stateNo scored conflict

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

microsoftoriginal assertion
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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Win32k.sys, aka "Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.030230000000; percentile 0.859650000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
MicrosoftWindows 7
[{"status": "affected", "version": "32-bit Systems Service Pack 1"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "x64-based Systems Service Pack 1"}]unknown
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008
[{"status": "affected", "version": "32-bit Systems Service Pack 2"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "x64-based Systems Service Pack 2"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)"}]unknown
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2
[{"status": "affected", "version": "Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "x64-based Systems Service Pack 1"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.8
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.