CVE-2018-8493 is an information disclosure vulnerability within the Windows TCP/IP stack, affecting various versions of Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server, where improper handling of fragmented IP packets can lead to data exposure. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can result in significant confidentiality impact. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond its initial patch release.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.