CVE-2018-8120

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-15. Federal remediation due 2022-04-05.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

73.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-13.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2018-05-09 19:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-13 03:55Z22 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2018-03-14

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e71a444bfd2a8dbc2a44db942a4abcf11c0e0fab3c206d26a7518c25954690d9

• www.exploit-db.com45653https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45653/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• www.securitytracker.com1040849http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040849vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• www.securityfocus.com104034http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104034vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8120x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8120government-resource