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CVE-2018-0886

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 82.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, 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 a remote code execution vulnerability due to how CredSSP validates request during the authentication process, aka "CredSSP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709, 1803
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, 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

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103265
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040506
• https://blog.preempt.com/security-advisory-credssp
• https://github.com/preempt/credssp
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-198-03
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0886
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44453/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103265
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040506
• https://blog.preempt.com/security-advisory-credssp
• https://github.com/preempt/credssp
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-198-03

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