CVE-2018-1038
The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel 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
- 8.51% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 April 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 8.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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/103549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/Exploit, 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.