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CVE-2018-8422

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8422 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows GDI component affecting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, where memory contents can be improperly disclosed. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction to achieve high confidentiality impact. Despite its potential, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:itanium:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:x64:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0627 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

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 (6)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Sep/CVE-2018-8422Important

Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Sep 11, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8422
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105357
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry