{"id":"CVE-2018-8224","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8224","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:48:45.261Z","title":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.","published":"2018-06-14T12:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-404"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows server 2008"],"epss":{"score":0.01154,"percentile":0.66833,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104381","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041093","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8224","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104381","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041093","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8224","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8224","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."}