CVE-2018-8454
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.
- Record
CVE-2018-8454- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.
- Record
CVE-2018-8454- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20089 No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20089- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8jc-rcqg-f45x
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.
- Record
GHSA-c8jc-rcqg-f45x- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-2018-8454 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 10, published November 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.28%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.