THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-0749
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-0749

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
The Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Server 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 the way SMB Server handles specially crafted files, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-01-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-0749

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 10 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-0749.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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