Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: CVE-2018-8589

An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been disclosed in the Windows OS. The issue affects Windows 7, Server 2008 (R2) both core and non-core versions. CVE-2018-8589 has been assigned to track this vulnerability. Microsoft has addressed this issue in November 2018 patch release. However a patched target may still crash (BSOD) if the exploit is triggered. For exploiting … Continue reading “Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: CVE-2018-8589”