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CVE-2018-8141

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8141 is an information disclosure vulnerability within the Windows kernel, affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, where improper memory handling can lead to sensitive data exposure. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.7), it requires local access and high attack complexity, but does not involve user interaction, potentially resulting in high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit modules like Metasploit or Nuclei available, despite some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0264 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-May/CVE-2018-8141Important

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

May 8, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8141
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104078
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040849
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry