CVE-2018-0744 EXPLOIT
7.0
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 15% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.0 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 15.02% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows win32k - Using SetClassLong to Switch Between CS_CLASSDC and CS_OWNDC Corrupts DC Cache | 2018-01-05 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102351
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040090
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0744
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43446/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102351
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040090
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0744
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43446/
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