VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-8553

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1,…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 19.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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: 19.06% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
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 trend

EPSS moved from 17.4% on 21 September 2026 to 19.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105777Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042113Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8553Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105777Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042113Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8553Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.