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CVE-2018-8592

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CVE-2018-8592 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 when installed from physical media. It carries a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires physical access and high attack complexity. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1809CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0125 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 152 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

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 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 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Nov/CVE-2018-8592Important

Windows Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability

Nov 13, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8592
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105809
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1042126
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry