{"id":"CVE-2018-8346","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8346","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:19:27.441Z","title":"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 Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.","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 Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8345.","published":"2018-08-15T17:29:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:41.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows server 2008"],"epss":{"score":0.19969,"percentile":0.97421,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.17386,"percentile":0.9704},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.18779,"percentile":0.97151},{"date":"2026-10-20","score":0.19969,"percentile":0.97417}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105028","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041473","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8346","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105028","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041473","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8346","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8346","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."}