{
    "id": "CVE-2018-1038",
    "published": "2018-04-02 13:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:50:20",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka \"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.08509",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94891",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:20",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_7"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2008"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "44581",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2018-04-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103549",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632",
        "https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/",
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103549",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632",
        "https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/",
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/"
    ]
}