{"id":"CVE-2018-8423","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8423","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:23:49.473Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2018-10-10T13:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["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"],"epss":{"score":0.32152,"percentile":0.98308,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.29168,"percentile":0.9813},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.32152,"percentile":0.98239}]},"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 32.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041837","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/outrunning-attackers-on-jet-database.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://blog.0patch.com/2018/10/patching-re-patching-and-meta-patching.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8423","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041837","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://blog.0patch.com/2018/09/outrunning-attackers-on-jet-database.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://blog.0patch.com/2018/10/patching-re-patching-and-meta-patching.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8423","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8423","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."}