VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-8423

HIGH 7.8EPSS 32.2%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Microsoft JET Database Engine, aka "Microsoft JET Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 32.15% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
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 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041837Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/outrunning-attackers-on-jet-database.htmlExploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/10/patching-re-patching-and-meta-patching.htmlExploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8423Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041837Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/outrunning-attackers-on-jet-database.htmlExploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/10/patching-re-patching-and-meta-patching.htmlExploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8423Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.