CVE-2018-8209
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows allows a normal user to access the Wireless LAN profile of an administrative user, aka "Windows Wireless Network Profile Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows allows a normal user to access the Wireless LAN profile of an administrative user, aka "Windows Wireless Network Profile Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.75% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 2.7% 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/104393Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8209Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104393Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8209Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.