VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-0748

HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.77%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way memory addresses are handled, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.77% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://95cnsec.com/windows-kernel-cve-2018-0748-exploit.htmlBroken Link, URL Repurposed
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0748Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43514/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://95cnsec.com/windows-kernel-cve-2018-0748-exploit.htmlBroken Link, URL Repurposed
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0748Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43514/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.