Is CVE-2018-8337 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-8337 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-8337?

CVE-2018-8337 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-8337?

CVE-2018-8337 has an EPSS score of 1.47% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2018-8337?

No published fix for CVE-2018-8337 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-8337

MEDIUMEPSS 71th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

CWE-178

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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CVE-2025-27636	Medium	5.6	80%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-24347	High	8.8	52%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-12812	Critical	9.8	49%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2003-0411	High	7.5	25%	-	-
CVE-2018-9845	Critical	9.8	13%	-	Fix
CVE-2001-0766	Critical	9.8	8.2%	-	-

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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.