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CVE-2018-8167

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• 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: 2018-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-404

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 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

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104063
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8167
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104063
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8167

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