VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-0881

HIGH 7.0EPSS 1.11%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Microsoft Video Control in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, 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 elevation of privilege due to how objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Video Control Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.11% probability · 66th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 1.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103256Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0881Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103256Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040520Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0881Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.