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CVE-2018-0744

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 15.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-04 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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 elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102351
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040090
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0744
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43446/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102351
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040090
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0744
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43446/

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