CVE-2018-8455

mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.08% (65th) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Is it mine?
35 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4
v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17highAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-404USprimaryCWE-119USCWE-269US
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affected products (35)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 35
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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2018-09-13modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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