CVE-2018-0748 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, 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 memory addresses are handled, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.78% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-269 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - NTFS Owner/Mandatory Label Privilege Bypass | 2018-01-11 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102354
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040095
- https://95cnsec.com/windows-kernel-cve-2018-0748-exploit.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0748
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43514/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102354
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040095
- https://95cnsec.com/windows-kernel-cve-2018-0748-exploit.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0748
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43514/
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