CVE-2018-8444

Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8444 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by KB4457132, released September 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.0
Important
Exploitation
None reported
N/A
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0586
93rd percentile

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could craft a special packet, which could lead to information disclosure from the server.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, in most situations, an unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted packet to a targeted SMBv2 server.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SMBv2 handles these specially crafted requests.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17976 KB4457132 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17976 KB4457132 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4457129 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4457143 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4457129 Sep 11, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4457143 Sep 11, 2018
Windows RT 8.1 KB4457129 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4457135 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4457140 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4457135 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4457140 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4457129 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4457143 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4457129 Sep 11, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4457143 Sep 11, 2018

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