Is CVE-2018-0842 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-0842 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-0842?

CVE-2018-0842 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-0842?

CVE-2018-0842 has an EPSS score of 1.03% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0842?

Upgrade windows embedded compact to 6.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-0842

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how objects in memory are handled, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

How to fix

Remediation Available

windows embedded compactNVD

Affected:< 6.0Fixed in:6.0CVE-2018-0842derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.