CVE-2018-1038

high-risk
Published 2018-04-02

The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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61.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 39% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
44581
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103549
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632
Exploit https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103549
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632
Exploit https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low