CVE-2018-8468
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows, allowing a sandbox escape, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows, allowing a sandbox escape, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege 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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 11.77% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- 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 moved from 14.3% on 21 September 2026 to 11.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105275Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8468Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45502/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105275Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8468Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45502/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.