VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-8345

HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed, aka "LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8346.

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 14.90% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 14.9% 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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105027Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041473Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8345Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105027Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041473Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8345Vendor Advisory

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