CVE-2018-8553

highpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.191 · 97 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

19.1% (97th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

45 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution 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.

cvss

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

9.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.1–9.6

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.19.6criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119US

affected products (45)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Windows 10≤ x64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 10≤ Version 1607 for x64-based Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 10≤ 32-bit Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 10≤ Version 1607 for 32-bit Systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 7≤ x64-based Systems Service Pack 1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 7≤ 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 8.1≤ x64-based systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows 8.1≤ 32-bit systemsenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1≤ Windows RT 8.1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008≤ x64-based Systems Service Pack 2enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008≤ 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008≤ 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008≤ x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008≤ Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2≤ x64-based Systems Service Pack 1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2≤ Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2≤ x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2012≤ (Server Core installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2≤ (Server Core installation)enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2016≤ (Server Core installation)enisa_euvdEU

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-11-14modified 2026-06-17

references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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