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CVE-2018-8142

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8142 describes a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows that allows for incorrect validation of kernel driver signatures, affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0133 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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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
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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)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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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-May/CVE-2018-8142Important

Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

May 8, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8142
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103962
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry