What is CVE-2018-8127?

CVE-2018-8127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-8127?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-8127 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 10

CVE-2018-8127

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8141.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1607, 1703, 1709
Microsoft Windows 10 Servers — versions version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft Windows 7 — versions 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows_7
Microsoft Windows 8.1 — versions 32-bit systems, x64-based systems
Microsoft Windows_8.1
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 — versions Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8127?: CVE-2018-8127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-8127?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-8127 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.