CVE-2018-8308
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle...
CVE-2018-8308 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Microsoft Windows 10, published July 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.94%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.6 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.94%EPSS, 90th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
CVE-2018-8308- CVSS 3.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
CVE-2018-8308- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19961No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19961- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpqj-92qw-hc4m
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
- Record
GHSA-cpqj-92qw-hc4m- CVSS 3.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.