HIGHCVSS v3.1 7.8Actively exploited · CISA KEV since 2022-05-24Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8611

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Properties

Euvd product
Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Servers, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Vulnerability name
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First seen
2025-10-21T23:45:46+00:00
Cvss score
7.8
Epss score
0.04196
Last seen
2026-10-19T12:00:27+00:00
Due date
2022-06-14
Euvd assigner
microsoft
Retrieved at
2026-10-21T01:24:47+00:00
Exploited euvd since
2022-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
Src batch id
epss_history-20261020T103617Z-728ddd
Source url
https://epss.empiricalsecurity.com/epss_scores-2026-10-19.csv.gz
Date added
2022-05-24
Score
7.8
Euvd base score version
3.1
Fetched at
2026-10-20T10:36:20+00:00
Euvd vendor
Microsoft
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Euvd base score
7.8

Related Entities (18)

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (15)

→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:pro_n:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

DESCRIBES (1)

←[KEVEntry]Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

→[Weakness]Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

INVOLVES (1)

←[Signal]kev_added · 2022-05-24

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