Windows 8.1 vulnerabilities
96 known vulnerabilities in Windows 8.1 from Microsoft. 87 are rated high or critical, and 96 have been exploited in real attacks. Each entry lists the affected versions and the release that fixes it, where the vendor has published one.
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- 8.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 8.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Exploited
Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Exploited
Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- 7.2 High severity
Microsoft Windows Client Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS) Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Client Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) Remote Code Execution Exploited
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when MSDT is called using the URL protocol from a calling application such as Word. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can run arbitrary code with the privileges of the calling application. The
- 5.9 Medium severity
Microsoft Windows LSA Spoofing Exploited
Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability
- 9.0 High severity
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Exploited
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 4.4 Medium severity
Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 4.6 Medium severity
Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.2 High severity
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 4.6 Medium severity
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 6.9 Medium severity
Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Installer Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploited
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Exploited
Microsoft is investigating reports of a remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML that affects Microsoft Windows. Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability by using specially-crafted Microsoft Office documents. An at
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows User Profile Service Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 8.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Exploited
Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 8.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Exploited
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could the
- 8.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Remote Code Execution Exploited
Windows MSHTML Platform Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows NTFS Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Privilege Escalation Exploited
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Privilege Escalation Exploited
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Exploited
Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited
Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 5.5 Medium severity
Microsoft Windows Spoofing Exploited
A spoofing vulnerability exists when Windows incorrectly validates file signatures. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass security features and load improperly signed files. In an attack scenario, an attacker could bypass secur
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1237, CVE-2020-1246, CVE-2020-1262, CVE-2020-1264,
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploited
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0913, CVE-2020-1000, CVE-2020-1003.
- 8.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Exploited
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfu
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Exploited
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfu
- 7.8 High severity
Microsoft Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Improper Privilege Management Exploited
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) improperly handles symbolic links, aka 'Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.