CVE-2018-0844
The Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1,...
The Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver 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 how objects in memory are handled, aka "Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0846.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver 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 how objects in memory are handled, aka "Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0846.
- Record
CVE-2018-0844- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver 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 how objects in memory are handled, aka "Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0846.
- Record
CVE-2018-0844- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1644 No score
The Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver 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 how objects in memory are handled, aka "Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0846.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1644- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2263-7263-q848
The Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1,...
The Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver 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 how objects in memory are handled, aka "Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0846.
- Record
GHSA-2263-7263-q848- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-0844 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10, published February 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.