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CVE-2018-8314
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows fails a check, allowing a sandbox escape, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege…
Medium4.7EPSS 4.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows fails a check, allowing a sandbox escape, aka "Windows 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 2008 R2, Windows 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8313.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
Affected products
- affected 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- affected x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected (Server Core installation)
- affected Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008
- affected 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- affected 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- affected Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
- affected x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- affected x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012
- affected (Server Core installation)
- affected 32-bit systems
- affected x64-based systems
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2
- affected Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- affected 32-bit Systems
- affected x64-based Systems
References (3)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8314 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1041263 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 104652 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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