CVE-2018-8497 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel, specifically affecting Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019, due to improper handling of objects in memory. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it allows a local, low-privileged attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this vulnerability are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1809CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.