CVE-2018-1038

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Published Apr 2, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 8.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x64:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.6% (8.579% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103549
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040632
https://blog.xpnsec.com/total-meltdown-cve-2018-1038/
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1038
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44581/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Server 2008

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:18 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Apr 2, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:18 AM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 2, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:50 AM

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