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CVE-2018-8634

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows where Microsoft text-to-speech fails to properly handle objects in the memory, aka "Microsoft Text-To-Speech Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10,…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 15.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows where Microsoft text-to-speech fails to properly handle objects in the memory, aka "Microsoft Text-To-Speech Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Servers.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
15.35% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%10%20%27 October 2026: 15.35%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 15.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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