{"id":"CVE-2018-8621","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8621","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:41:39.070Z","title":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka \"Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka \"Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\" This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8477, CVE-2018-8622.","published":"2018-12-12T00:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:05:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012"],"epss":{"score":0.01835,"percentile":0.78809,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"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 (1.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106085","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8621","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106085","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8621","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8621","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."}