CVE-2018-8314 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows that allows for a sandbox escape due to a failed system check, affecting various Windows versions including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and Server editions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a network attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low integrity impact. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered moderate community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community. It is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and is currently considered inactive on the Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.