CVE-2018-0963 is a Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, stemming from how the kernel handles objects in memory. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows a local, low-privileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code is available on Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.