CVE-2018-8305
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened,...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened, aka "Windows Mail Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened, aka "Windows Mail Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store.
- Record
CVE-2018-8305- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened, aka "Windows Mail Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store.
- Record
CVE-2018-8305- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19958 No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened, aka "Windows Mail Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19958- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-85v2-f323-3rqr
6.5
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened,...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows Mail Client when a message is opened, aka "Windows Mail Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Mail, Calendar, and People in Windows 8.1 App Store.
- Record
GHSA-85v2-f323-3rqr- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2018-8305 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft Mail, Calendar, And People In Windows 8.1 App Store, published July 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.59%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.