CVE-2018-0788
Status: ModifiedHigh (7)—
The Windows Adobe Type Manager Font Driver (Atmfd.dll) in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 and R2 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "OpenType Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.12%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 65
- 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).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102364
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040092
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0788
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102364
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040092
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0788
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