The Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 a…

published 2018-01-04 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1556

cvss: 4.7; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.1%; EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

The Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to the way memory addresses are handled, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0745 and CVE-2018-0747.

Timeline

2018-01-04 Published
2018-01-09 First public exploit (EDB-43471)

Exploit prediction

4.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-43471 Microsoft Windows - 'nt!NtQuerySystemInformation (information class 138_ QueryMemoryTopologyInformation)' Kernel Pool Memory Disclosure dos, 2018-01-09

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	4.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	1.9	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Windows kernel

Classification

Weakness

CWE-665 Improper Initialization

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/43471/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0746
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1040097
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/102365
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-0746
NVD CVE-2018-0746

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary