CVE-2018-0749
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—💥 Exploit
The Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Server in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way SMB Server handles specially crafted files, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.21%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 88
- Score date: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows SMB Server (v1/v2) - Mount Point Arbitrary Device Open Privilege Escalation (1/11/2018)
Affected technologies (6)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102355
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040096
- https://95cnsec.com/windows-smb-cve-2018-0749-exploit.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0749
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43517/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102355
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040096
- https://95cnsec.com/windows-smb-cve-2018-0749-exploit.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0749
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43517/
Raw JSON (NVD)
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