CVE-2018-0746
The Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to the way memory addresses are…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to the way memory addresses are handled, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0745 and CVE-2018-0747.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.08% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 9 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-665
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 6.1% on 21 September 2026 to 4.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102365Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040097Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0746Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43471/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102365Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040097Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0746Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43471/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.