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CVE-2018-8141

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.7)—

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8127.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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 (2)

Microsoft — Windows 10Microsoft — Windows Server 2016

CWEs

References

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