# CVE-2018-8612: Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8612 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by KB4471321, released December 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8612
- Priority: Urgent
- CVSS: 4.7 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0142
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation More Likely
- Published: Dec 11, 2018
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8612

## Description

<p>A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service fails to validate certain function values. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could deny dependent security feature functionality.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by  correcting how the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service validates certain function values.</p>

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | 15063.1506 | [KB4471327](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471327.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.1506 | [KB4471327](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471327.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.2665 | [KB4471321](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471321.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 17763.194 | [KB4471332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471332.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1709  (Server Core Installation) | 16299.846 | [KB4471329](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471329.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803  (Server Core Installation) | 17134.471 | [KB4471324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4471324.md) | Dec 11, 2018 |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo
