An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Audio Se…

published 2018-11-14 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-20089

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.3%; EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Audio Service fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Audio Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.

Patch / fix

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portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8454 advisory

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Exploit prediction

3.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Servers
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8454
patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/105799
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1042122
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-8454
NVD CVE-2018-8454

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