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CVE-2018-1038 json

The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-11698

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.6%
EPSS 8.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-44581)

Exploit prediction

8.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-44581 Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2018-04-24
  • blog.xpnsec.com https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation Windows

References

Sources

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