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CVE-2018-0842

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how objects in memory are handled, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact: before 6.0 — fixed in 6.0
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102946
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040371
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0842
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102946
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040371
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0842

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