THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-8127
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CVE-2018-8127

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS
5.5
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8141.
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:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2018-05-09

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.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-8127

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 10 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-8127.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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