{"id":"CVE-2018-0746","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-0746","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:13:51.308Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2018-01-04T14:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:31:35.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":4.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-665"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016"],"epss":{"score":0.04075,"percentile":0.90636,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06091,"percentile":0.93174},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.04075,"percentile":0.90239}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-01-09","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43471,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - 'nt!NtQuerySystemInformation (information class 138_ QueryMemoryTopologyInformation)' Kernel Pool Memory Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43471","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/43471.cpp","file":"exploits/windows/dos/43471.cpp","published":"2018-01-09","added":"2018-01-09","updated":"2018-01-09","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-0746"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1395"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102365","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040097","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0746","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43471/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102365","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040097","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0746","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43471/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0746","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}