{"id":"CVE-2018-8476","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8476","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:52:30.479Z","title":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Windows Deployment Services TFTP Server handles objects in memory, aka \"Windows Deployment Services TFTP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows Server 2012 R2,…","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Windows Deployment Services TFTP Server handles objects in memory, aka \"Windows Deployment Services TFTP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10 Servers.","published":"2018-11-14T01:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.64828,"percentile":0.99242,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.6194,"percentile":0.99164},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.64828,"percentile":0.9921}]},"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 64.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105774","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042109","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8476","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://research.checkpoint.com/2019/pxe-dust-finding-a-vulnerability-in-windows-servers-deployment-services/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105774","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042109","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8476","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://research.checkpoint.com/2019/pxe-dust-finding-a-vulnerability-in-windows-servers-deployment-services/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8476","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."}