CVE-2018-8170 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows kernel's handling of image objects in memory, affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), it allows a low-privileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though with high attack complexity. There is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Despite this, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.