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CVE-2018-8350

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8350 describes a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows PDF Library, impacting Windows 10 and Windows Server when handling objects in memory. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, there is no public exploit code available for Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and community discussion and media coverage are limited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1803CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1803CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1859 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
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
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
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-Aug/CVE-2018-8350Critical

Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Aug 14, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8350
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104985
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041465
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry