CVE-2018-8347

7.8 highEPSS 1.4%

High (7.8) in microsoft. EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle parsing of certain symbolic links, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 71% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2018-08-15
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/104988
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8347
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104988
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8347

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