CVE-2018-8208

7.0 highEPSS 3.2%

High (7.0) in microsoft. EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when Desktop Bridge does not properly manage the virtual registry, aka "Windows Desktop Bridge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8214.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.0 high

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

EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2018-06-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_10
microsoft:windows_server_2016

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104392
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041093
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8208
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44914/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104392

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