CVE-2018-0881
Status: ModifiedHigh (7)—
The Microsoft Video Control in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, 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 due to how objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Video Control 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: 1.11%
- 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 (8)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103256
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040520
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0881
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103256
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040520
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0881
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