{"id":"CVE-2018-8506","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8506","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:43:41.649Z","title":"An Information Disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory, aka \"Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows…","description":"An Information Disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory, aka \"Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.","published":"2018-10-10T13:29:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:05:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019"],"epss":{"score":0.0436,"percentile":0.91196,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.02286,"percentile":0.8225},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.0436,"percentile":0.90811}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105466","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041833","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8506","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105466","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041833","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8506","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8506","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."}