CVE-2018-8444
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Record
CVE-2018-8444- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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 the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Record
CVE-2018-8444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20080 No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20080- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvfj-3jwp-qwrf
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2.
- Record
GHSA-hvfj-3jwp-qwrf- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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-2018-8444 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Microsoft Windows 10, published September 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.86%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.