01 Record
CVE-2018-8450
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Search handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2,
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Search handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 16.07% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-11-14 01:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 06:54Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-03-14
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f92398a6b98fd17e89b501d958c6893c80334be09f4c704052f4282d40034378
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows Server 200832-bit Systems Service Pack 2, 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)—
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)—
MicrosoftWindows 1032-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, x64-based Systems—
MicrosoftWindows 10 Serversversion 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)—
06 References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8450
- www.securitytracker.com1042117http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042117
- www.securityfocus.com105797http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105797