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CVE-2018-07481 exploit

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 Gol…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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".

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-43514 Microsoft Windows - NTFS Owner/Mandatory Label Privilege Bypass · dos · 2018-01-11

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation Windows kernel

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/43514/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • 95cnsec.com /windows-kernel-cve-2018-0748-exploit.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102354 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040095 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0748 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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