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CVE-2018-0882

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0882 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Desktop Bridge component of Windows 10 (versions 1607, 1703, 1709) and Windows Server (2016, version 1709), stemming from how the virtual registry is managed. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.0 (High) and allows a low-privileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-44315) demonstrating arbitrary file read/write and privilege escalation. Community discussion and media coverage indicate moderate attention, with one article noting its inclusion in a Microsoft Patch Tuesday.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1607CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.0HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-44315 · Mar 20, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0286 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Mar/CVE-2018-0882Important

Windows Desktop Bridge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Mar 13, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0882
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/44315
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/103257
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040520
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry