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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Remediation Deadline: Apr 18, 2022

CVE-2018-8440

High
EPSS 74.2%CISA KEVRansomware
Microsoft/Windows

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC).

EPSS — Exploit Probability

74.2%

Higher than 98.8% of all CVEs

Required Action

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8440

Risk Assessment

CRITICAL
In CISA KEV
High EPSS
Ransomware

Details

Severity
High
EPSS
74.2%
CISA KEV
Yes
Ransomware
Known
Articles
0

Timeline

Published

Mar 28, 2022

Added to KEV

Mar 28, 2022

Remediation Due

Apr 18, 2022

Affected Product

Microsoft

Windows

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